onshore wind

Over 20 backbenchers, including former Prime Minister Liz Truss, back amendment to force the government to deliver on previous promise to lift ‘de facto’ ban on new onshore wind farms

More than three quarters of rural voters support local renewable developments that come with community benefits, fresh polling reveals

But department reiterates that decisions on onshore wind farm planning applications will continue to be made at the local level

BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week

Labour accuses Conservative government of destroying UK market for onshore wind after fresh analysis lays bare financial impact of ongoing planning restrictions

Norwegian energy firm agrees deal to take over two under-construction projects from developer Peel NRE

Both onshore and offshore turbines sent records tumbling once again last year as low carbon sources provided 56 per cent of power mix in 2022

The new Coalition for Wind Industry Circularity has been launched in a bid to bring a more circular supply chain to the UK renewables industry

Raft of energy and climate documents published today suggest big decisions on planning reform that can scale low-carbon energy source have been deferred once again

RenewableUK estimates low carbon power sources helped slash demand for costly fossil gas imports over winter period