UK Warned It Will Fall Short of 2030 Wind Target

UK warned it will fall short of 2030 wind target

Rising costs and poor returns hampering Labour pledge on clean energy

Ireland’s offshore wind targets in serious jeopardy, industry warns

Ireland's offshore wind targets are in serious jeopardy and need immediate action from the Government, an industry group has warned.

Wind Energy Ireland warns immediate Government action needed ‘to protect’ offshore wind ‘opportunity’

Plan outlines critical steps to overcome planning delays and ensure first-phase projects become reality

Wind farm ‘blow' prompts reminder to focus on fabric first in battle for net zero

While the recent axing of a major offshore wind farm project is a major blow to the government’s’ clean power target, a key driver in the fight for net zero must always be to focus on ‘fabric first’, says European insulation specialist Actis The Hornsea 4 project, off the coast of East Yorkshire, would have become one of the biggest offshore wind farms in the world with a potential capacity of 2.4GW – enough to power more than a million homes. A…

The UK could fall significantly short of its five-year target for offshore wind installations, with developers complaining that rising costs, vulnerable supply chains and low future rates of return will force projects to be delayed or even cancelled.