Soaring energy prices and the threat of blackouts are driving momentum to lift a ban on onshore wind farms in the UK. Small wind farms have simpler application processes and can be built in about six months. Manor Farm Feeds' rare achievement was getting permission to install a wind turbine. If that's the base case, then a network of tiny wind farms could satisfy the power demand of over 7 million British homes. "There is really demand on the community level," said James Robottom, head of onshore wind at RenewableUK.

Source: News 24 December 04, 2022 07:55 UTC