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22 Oct 2024

It’s our birthday! 30 years Thriving

Since building some of the UK’s first wind turbines in the 90s, we’ve helped get a range of wind, solar and hydro projects off the ground, working together to build a cleaner, fairer world for generations to come.
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Article written by anna.cooper

It started with one powerful idea: to build a wind farm. That wind farm attracted lots of people, people that believe in our vision of a clean energy future. Together we’ve played a leading role in growing renewables from the pursuits of a humble few in the 90s to mainstream today – delivering over half the UK’s power needs for the second time in 2024.

Prioritising people and planet, we’ve invested in wind, solar and hydro, plus breakthrough projects like the UK’s first geothermal power plant and commercial scale tidal generation. We’ve empowered communities to take control of their energy and helped fund England’s largest onshore wind turbine that’s 100% community owned. Plus, helped businesses across the UK to decarbonise through on-site wind and solar. In total, the portfolio has generated over 2 million MWh of clean electricity and avoided the emission of more than 1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide.

Having been founded as one of the UK’s first mission driven businesses in 1994, 30 years later we’re proud to be in the top 3% of all UK B Corps for our ongoing commitment to environmental and social justice.

Thank you to everyone who’s worked with us to tackle the climate emergency together. We look forward to the next 30 years, collaborating with partners, friends and individuals to create a cleaner, fairer world for future generations.