ScottishPower Renewables Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 22:57:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Scotland to Have World's Largest Tidal Power Farm https://www.greenoptimistic.com/scotland-tidal-power-farm-20110320/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/scotland-tidal-power-farm-20110320/#respond Sat, 19 Mar 2011 22:57:03 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=17576 The Scottish Government is about to approve the world's largest tidal power project that will be built in the Sound of Islay. According to ScottishPower Renewables, the project is expected to cost about £40 million ($65 million) and will be capable of generating enough energy to power around 5,000 homes.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/scotland-tidal-power-farm-20110320/feed/ 0 17576 Europe's Largest Onshore Wind Farm Grows With Another 75 Turbines https://www.greenoptimistic.com/europe-largest-onshore-wind-farm-20100908/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/europe-largest-onshore-wind-farm-20100908/#respond Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:05:17 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=10135 Europe's biggest onshore wind farm is located in East Renfrewshire and now it is about to have a massive expansion. The company called ScottishPower Renewables plans to add another 75 turbines to Whitelee wind farm on Eaglesham Moor until 2012.

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