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RWE npower renewables is the UK subsidiary of RWE Innogy and is one of the UK’s leading renewable energy developers and operators, committed to developing and operating wind farms and hydro plant to produce sustainable electricity.

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Contract milestone for Scotland’s largest biomass power plant

RWE npower renewables has announced its key contractors for the £200 million, state of the art, biomass combined heat and power plant at Markinch in Fife.


Left to right - Dave Raybould from Aker Solutions, Peter Sharman from RWE, Dave Ley from Aker Solutions (standing), Lennart Ohlsson from Metso (standing), Martin Lenkens from RWE (sitting) and Kari Remes from Metso.

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Consent for Bradwell Wind Farm

RWE npower renewables has been given consent by the Planning Inspectorate to build a 10 turbine wind farm near Bradwell-on-Sea in Essex.

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Work underway at Lindhurst Wind Farm

Construction work is now underway at RWE npower renewables’ Lindhurst Wind Farm, to the south of Mansfield.

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More than £22,000 of grants awarded

The first grants from the community fund at Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm have been allocated to local voluntary and community organisations.

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Planning application submitted for wind farm extension

RWE npower renewables1 has submitted a planning application for an additional three wind turbines at its Hameldon Hill Wind Farm near Burnley.

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Bristol Channel Zone awarded to RWE npower renewables

RWE npower renewables¹, one of the UK’s leading offshore wind farm developers, has today been announced by The Crown Estate as the development partner for the Bristol Channel Zone, off the South Wales and North Devon coasts.

The Bristol Channel Zone is one of nine UK development zones released by The Crown Estate as part of its third round of offshore wind farm leasing. Together the zones represent the largest energy infrastructure initiative in the world, with a potential generation capacity of around 25GW.

The Crown Estate also announced that the Development Partner for the Dogger Bank Zone is the Forewind Consortium, of which RWE npower renewables is one of four partners.Dogger Bankis the largest of the nine zones released by The Crown Estate for offshore development. The zone provides for an estimated installed capacity of around 9GW, with a potential for up to 13GW.

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Harnessing the power of water

The power of water will be used to generate electricity in the Tees Valley, it is announced today. A hydroelectric station is to be built at Selset Reservoir, 14km north west of Barnard Castle, now that a power partnership has been signed by Northumbrian Water and RWE npower renewables.

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Hampole Wind Farm approved

RWE npower renewables has been awarded planning permission to build a four turbine wind farm on land to the west of the A1, near Doncaster.

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Perthshire pupils to become ‘eco warriors’

Perthshire pupils are to become mini ‘eco warriors’ as they team up with one of the country’s leading renewables company’s to learn about climate change.

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RWE Innogy opens biggest offshore wind farm in Wales

• 90 MW Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm completed in just 14 months
• Climate-friendly production of electricity to meet the needs of over 61,000 households

The Right Honourable Peter Hain, the UK’s Secretary of State for Wales, together with Dr. Juergen Grossmann, Chief Executive Officer of RWE AG, officially opened Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm in North Wales today.


Prof Vahrenholt CEO RWE Innogy, Dr Grossman CEO RWE AG, The Right Honourable Peter Hain, the UK's Secretary of State for Wales and Paul Cowling Managing Director RWE npower renewables

Prof Vahrenholt CEO RWE Innogy, Paul Cowling Managing Director RWE npower renewables and Richard Watson Rhyl Flats Project Manager

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