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RES is pleased to announce today the completion of Kelburn Wind Farm in North Ayrshire, Scotland.  At 28MW the wind farm will deliver clean, green renewable electricity which is equivalent to the average needs of approximately 15,000 homes - 24% of the households in North Ayrshire.

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Proposals to build a £250 million renewable energy power station at Battleship Wharf in the Port of Blythhave moved another step closer to reality. The Planning Inspectorate has now confirmed formal acceptanceof the application for a Development Consent Order, which renewable energy developer RES submitted forconsideration in March this year.
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Paris, 6th April 2012 - The French Government today announced its decision to award the Iberdrola-Eole-RES consortium exclusive rights to develop a 500 MW offshore wind project in the area of Saint-Brieuc, off the coast of Brittany. The project is expected to generate some 2,000 jobs and play a key role in developing an offshore wind industry in France.
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RES Inbuilt and Dogs Trust announced today that a state of the art re-homing centre in Shrewsbury has received the highest ever post-construction rating in the World from BREEAM....
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RES has submitted an Application for Review following the refusal by the Highland Council for an extension to Forss Wind Farm. RES owns and operates the six turbines at Forss Wind Farm near Thurso in Caithness and applied for planning permission for an additional five turbines in October 2010. The application for the extension was refused in October 2011 by a planning officer using delegated decision-making powers.
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In response to the invitation to tender launched by the French government, the IBERDROLA - EOLE RES consortium is applying for the two offshore zones located in the Saint-Brieuc Bay and off the Saint-Nazaire coastline. 
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RES has submitted an appeal to The Scottish Government Directorate for Planning and Environmental Appeals against Dumfries and Galloway Council's refusal to grant full planning permission for the 11-turbine Glenchamber Wind Farm.

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RES CEO Ian Mays guest writes for the Met Office.
With the growing consensus that carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels are resulting in global warming, and depleting resources are threatening the future of energy supply, Ian Mays discusses the importance of weather and climate science in the renewable energy industry.
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Action for Renewables has produced a video rebutting the claims made in the BBC's recent Panorama programme "What's fuelling energy price rises?". The video is presented by the Chair of A4R, Tony Juniper, and can be found by clicking on the link below:

Inbuilt, the RES Group company offering renewable energy and buildings sustainability advice to public and private sector organisations, has confirmed the completion of a state of the art re-homing centre for the Dogs Trust, based at Shrewsbury and a design stage BREEAM (Building Research Establishment's Environmental Assessment Method) 'Outstanding' Rating for the centre.
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Ambitious scenarios show renewables could meet between 60-90% of UK electricity demand by 2030
A new report by WWF has said that renewable sources of energy could meet between 60-90% of the UK's electricity demand by 2030, and recommends that the government sets its target at no less than 60% for renewable energy generation to provide certainty for investors.

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RES Anatolia announces completion of the transfer of ownership of the Balabanli 50 MW wind plant in the region of Tekirdag to Borusan EnBW Energy.  

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Wood Energy will present its biomass Green Heat Module product at EBEC, 5-6 Oct 2011. Specifically designed to be easily retrofitted onto large commercial and public sector buildings, the Green Heat Module makes deployment of a biomass heating solution significantly simpler and much quicker than traditional complex installations.

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RES says that the feedback it has received from people in the Blyth Estuary is playing a vital role in shaping the final plans. Over the past 18 months, RES has been consulting widely with local residents, organisations and businesses. The company has participated in more than 40 face-to-face meetings and presentations and two sets of public exhibitions, held in Blyth, Cambois, and North Blyth.
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