What made you want to study renewable energy?
Renewable energy has always interested me, and with it being such an important and growing industry in Scotland, it's a very enticing path to follow. Living in a rural area with wind farms nearby, I've always liked the idea of being able to get involved in these and help support my local...
HEARING FROM YOU ALL OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS WE REALISE THAT THERE IS STILL A NEED FOR SUPPORT IN THE COMMUNITIES AROUND OUR WIND FARMS AS WE GRADUALLY EMERGE FROM THE PANDEMIC. DOES YOUR COMMUNITY HAVE A NEW IDEA FOR A SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVE THAT WOULD HELP THE LOCAL AREA, ITS PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES GET BACK ON THEIR FEET?
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One of our former offices in Italy is now home to the town library after a joint community initiative to breathe new life into old buildings.
We’ve been working with the Municipality of San Sostene in Southern Italy, where our 43 turbine wind farm is located, and a local group of retired people to refurbish the building and transform it...
Today we launch the first Falck Renewables Student Support Scheme for Renewable Energy Studies/Training in Norway.
Part of our commitment with local communities is to promote the development of skills in the renewable and sustainable energy sector. We have already launched the Student Support Scheme in the UK, Spain, Sweden and France and for the first time Norwegian communities will have...
Renantis - Falck Renewables está desarrollando dos nuevos proyectos eólicos en España que sumarán una potencia total de 219 MW.
El cluster Castillo Eólico León comprende los proyectos eólicos de Porqueros, Ucedo y Veldedo y se ubicarán en los municipios de Magaz de Cepeda, Brazuelo, Villagatón, Santa Colomba de Somoza y Torre del Bierzo, en la provincia de León, España.
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We have now finished collecting information for our 2020 Sustainability Report and we’re delighted to announce that over the year we supported 168 projects through Falck Renewables community benefit schemes - 161 in the UK and 7 in Sweden. This great achievement would have not been possible without the hard work of the communities and their commitment and enthusiasm...
In 2023 we experienced the hottest summer since we started keeping records of global temperatures in 1880 according to NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies and Copernicus European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). This is part of a trend driven mainly by human-related greenhouse gas emissions, which are causing global warming and climate change with increasingly severe consequences...
We were delighted to be invited recently to the official opening of the refurbished Rogart Mart by a very special guest.
The Mart project turned the abandoned agricultural building previously used for sales of sheep and cattle into an impressive community music and culture venue. Part of the funding was provided by the Kilbraur Wind Farm Community Benefit Trust which...
Falck Renewables has won first place in the TOP 100 - ESG Sustainability Award 2021 promoted by Credit Suisse and Kon. The selection involved more than 100 companies highlighted for their approach to sustainability. The award ceremony took place on 11 October 2021 when our President Enrico Falck was interviewed by Forbes.
Falck Renewables was selected for demonstrating its commitment to sharing...
What made you want to study renewable energy?
I wanted to learn more about the energy sector which underpins every aspect of our human society, and understand better the teams and projects who are already performing incredible work in decarbonising this massive industry. I was lucky to discover this MSc programme which offers an overview of the latest renewable energy...
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY NETWORK
West Browncastle – South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Near Strathaven in South Lanarkshire, West Browncastle Wind Farm has 12 turbines. Funding goes to the South Lanarkshire Renewable Energy Fund which...