Wales ‘trundling’ along in renewable heat

Wales continues to trundle along with its trend in terms of ‘per capita’ renewable heat as a proportion of the British total, according to the latest DECC Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) statistics. Back in November 2012, Wales accounted for 11% of all...

Onshore wind just became a political football

The Conservative Party has today fired the starting pistol in a race with Ukip to see who can be the most hostile to onshore wind. It’s politically risky, as survey after survey shows that onshore wind is one of the most popular forms of energy (see here for UK...

Registration now open for RenewableUK Cymru Annual Conference

Registration is now open for the RenewableUK Cymru annual conference and exhibition, which takes place in Cardiff City Hall on Thursday 1 May. The event is sponsored by the Welsh Government. First Minister, Carwyn Jones AM will be giving his view of the renewable...

UK Renewable Heat Incentive launched for householders

RenewableUK Cymru welcomes today’s announcement of the launch of the domestic RHI scheme in the UK. The Director of RenewableUK Cymru, David Clubb, said: “So long the Cinderella at the ball, renewable heating now has its chance to benefit from financial...

RenewableUK Cymru welcomes tourism research from Welsh Government

RenewableUK Cymru has welcomed the research commissioned by Welsh Government on the impact of wind farms on the Welsh tourism sector. David Clubb, director of RenewableUK Cymru, said: “This Welsh Government study is consistent with the findings of a number of other...