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Milestone Moment for Wind Energy in Scotland The first turbines have been installed at the North Kyle Wind Farm, near New Cumnock in East Ayrshire, marking a significant step toward powering nearly 170,000 homes with green energy by October next year. Once fully operational, the 49 turbines will not only generate clean electricity but also help transform one of Scotland's largest former surface coal mining sites. This incredible regeneration project will deliver an estimated £65 million in Community Benefit funds over its lifetime, ensuring that the local community sees tangible, long-term gains. Elaine Stewart, MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, praised developers Brockwell Energy for their pioneering and community-focused approach. "It's crucial that local communities are at the heart of these projects, ensuring a fair and supportive transition to a clean energy future," she said. This development demonstrates how renewable energy projects can leave a lasting legacy for former coal mining communities, delivering long-term economic and environmental benefits. Transparent governance and community engagement will be key to ensuring this project's success. #RenewableEnergy #WindPower #NorthKyle #Sustainability #CommunityBenefit #CleanEnergy #Wind #Scotland

Calgary businesses have been stepping into the future and turning to renewable energy to meet their profit and sustainability goals. ☀️ Consider the game-changing benefits of commercial solar for your business: 1️⃣ Cost Savings: Slash energy expenses for stable, predictable costs. 2️⃣ Green Commitment: Showcase environmental responsibility and reduce your carbon footprint. 3️⃣ Financial Perks: Explore incentives, tax credits, and rebates to maximize your solar investment. In the Calgary area, these include a 30% tax credit, carbon credits, and Solar Clubs. 4️⃣ Energy Independence: Shield your business from energy market fluctuations and higher rates in tiered energy systems. Ready to embrace commercial solar? Let's discuss how it can elevate your business! ☀️ #SolarPower #Sustainability #CommercialSolar #solunenergy #ITCprogram #Canadiansolar #AlbertaSolar #yycbusiness #localsolar

📽️ WHO ARE WE ? – Extract 5 : Our scope “By working with us, our role at your side is very clear : our responsibilities include the project development to construction, operation and decommissioning of the plant. ” ✅ In this fifth extract of our corporate video, Harold Meurisse, Managing Director EMEA, explains what is our scope during project development of a #FloatingSolar project. To sum up, we handle the entire development phase right through to site reclamation at the end of operations, and you, as the owner of the site, don't need to do a thing. 👉 Stay tuned to discover our sixth extract soon and how we develop floating solar projects at Laketricity! #Solar #ClimateChange #Water #RenewableEnergy

When all eyes are on your land development, the road to project competition can become rocky. Highline Renewables will discuss how positioning your project to support the surrounding community is your golden ticket to success. 📈 Register today: https://lnkd.in/g9WvYKCs #projectsuccess #landdevelopment #renewabledevelopment #greenenergyprojects

While the transition from coal is undeniably a positive step for Alberta’s environmental goals, as Alberta and other provinces continue to move towards a more sustainable energy future, they must remember the communities at the heart of their coal legacy. For over a century, coal has been the cornerstone of Alberta’s energy sector. Towns such as Forestburg, which have flourished around coal mines and power plants, now confront an uncertain future. The stories of towns like Forestburg are a reminder that behind every policy decision are real people whose lives are deeply intertwined with the industries that drive the economy. Investments in retraining programs, economic diversification initiatives, and community development projects will be crucial in ensuring that the shift away from coal does not leave behind those who have built their lives around it.

What a day. Things are beginning to get real. And fun. And loud. And nerdy. 🤓 Here's what I was up to... Today the Imperator Energy team went to see a fantastic Clarke Energy Peaker Plant site, featuring FIVE massive engines that help keep our lights on. When the renewable systems like Wind and Solar cant provide enough, these bad boys step in and do the business. Yesterday at an event in London we secured relationships with three potential suppliers of the missing pieces of our puzzle, and today, we secured our unique relationship with our Brokers. From here, with all things being fair and square, it's game on. ✊🏻 Soon, we'll have multiple sites around the country running installations like this - keeping your homes energised, and your businesses switched on. This is fast becoming a case of living the dream. #PowerGeneration #BusinessBuilding #Investment #ThreeMusketeers

How can local governments navigate the many clean energy funding opportunities? World Resources Institute's Zachary Greene and Andrew Light break down one of those large funding programs, the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, in a new article on the SolSmart website. They discuss what this fund is, how it can help you achieve your #solarenergy goals, and where SolSmart fits into it all:

Alberta’s unnecessary renewables moratorium was lifted last last with many questions still remaining. I believe this is a symptom of a much larger issue which is the ‘politics of division’. This seems to be defining our views on most major issues globally including energy. There are pragmatic solutions that can enable a future of clean, affordable and reliable energy but the politics of division isn’t one of them. We need solutions not soundbites. https://lnkd.in/gSMCXGRA

So here's a conundrum - #Vermont is likely to have a new, aggressive renewable energy requirement on the books soon, pushing my home state to 100% renewable energy with a significant in-state generation component. Super exciting, right? And as a community solar developer with over 120 projects under our belts, mostly in the Green Mountain State, Green Lantern Solar knows that development scale means a LOT to Vermonters. I'm 100% supportive of small-scale, in-state generation that is part of the circular local regenerative economy. And yet there is some 100MW of large (>20MWac) scale solar currently being proposed by big out-of-state companies that are going to wheel the power OUT of Vermont to utilities in Massachusettts and Connecticut so those companies can meet their own states' renewable goals. The VT PUC has approved similarly situated large generation facilities located in Vermont in the past under the rationale that Vermonters benefit from the regional generation of renewable energy (which is per se true, but a pretty slim argument nonetheless). So what will Vermont do to encourage private investment by local developers to build projects here in Vermont, that actually serve Vermonters, at a scale that makes sense? What if anything will Vermont do to incentivize dual use #agrivoltaics projects and #brownfield redevelopment? That all remains to be seen, and I'm cautiously optimistic despite the Scott Administration's failure to fully embrace renewables despite a clear mandate to do so. Time for the Executive branch in Vermont to lead, follow or get out of the way.