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Today we launch the First Falck Renewables Student Support Scheme for Renewable Energy Studies/Training in France. We believe in nurturing talents and we are committed to supporting young people develop professional skills related to the renewable energy sector. Similar to the Student Support Scheme we have launched in UK, Sweden and Spain, students living around our wind farms in France can...

Thanks to the community benefit fund from our Carrecastro Wind Farm in Tordesillas in Spain, the Asociaciòn Palenque Cultural recently sponsored the 14th annual get together of students and researchers from Latin America. More than 75 students and young researchers from a range of universities took part in the event, organized by Valladolid University in Tordesillas, getting to know each...

We have collaborated with the City Council of Tordesillas and the Diputación de Valladolid in the two-days event dedicated to heritage activities and historical commemorations, promoted by the Tordesillan cultural association 'El Palenque Medieval'. Among the activities hosted, it worths a special mention the talk dedicated to the gastronomy of the fifteenth century 'Eat and drink with Carlos V' given...

The construction of the Carrecastro wind farm in 2019, located in the Valladolid towns of Tordesillas and Velilla, led to an important archaeological intervention aimed at documenting the large Bronze Age site located on the farm's area. The Mayor of Tordesillas, Miguel Ángel Oliveira, the professor of prehistory and coordinator of the publication, Germán Delibes, and the Development Director of...

At Falck Renewables, we love sharing knowledge, insights and facilitating experiences to engage with the renewable energy topic. A group of international students recently visited our wind farm of Alà dei Sardi in Sardinia, Italy to delve into the world of renewables by seeing it firsthand. What did they have to say about their visit to Alà dei Sardi? “The trip...

Falck Renewables is giving contribution to increasing the cultural heritage of the area surrounding Carrecastro wind farm, providing benefit to the scientific community, neighborhood and local tourism. The construction of the Carrecastro wind farm started in 2019 and brought to light numerous findings providing greater knowledge of the social and economic aspects of the prehistoric culture. To preserve such valuable...

Funding from our Kilbraur Wind Farm in Sutherland, Scotland has boosted outdoor play for children at nearby Golspie Primary School. The school received funds towards new playground equipment for pupils to enjoy from the Kilbraur Wind Farm Community Benefit Trust who administer funding from the wind farm. The children can now enjoy playing on a new climbing frame, bars and...

Entrepreneurship and economic development were in the spotlight at the first Impulsa Awards held recently in Tordesillas in the Valladolid region of Spain. The ceremony, which was sponsored by Falck Renewables, Caja Rural de Zamora and the Rueda Wine Route, was organized by the Tordesillas City Council and Tordesillas al Día. Local companies Technoform Bautec Ibérica, De Ovino, Baro Lucas,...

We were delighted to read all about the Valley Renewables Group’s (VRG) Wood Fuel Days in their latest update.  These events are part of VRG’s initiative to fight fuel poverty by increasing access to locally grown firewood and this initiative was awarded funding from our Call for Projects 2022. With the £8,000 they received, VRG bought tarpaulins to protect timber...

For the first time in Spain, Falck Renewables has obtained a certificate of excellence in sustainability: the awarded project is the solar project under development in Chiva, Valencia (find more about it here – website in Spanish). This recognition, issued by the Unión Española Fotovoltaica (UNEF), acknowledges that the land on which the solar plant will be installed meets...