BWEA plans identity change

The British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) has approached its members with a recommended name change to RenewableUK. The BWEA has confirmed that a new name and logo under RenewableUK is currently under consideration by its 539 members.

A spokesman for the trade association said: "Over recent years, the BWEA has changed and moved on to also represent the wave and tidal industry and so there is a general case to be made for refreshing our name and identity."

"The new name is strong, modern and simple. One word encapsulates what we do, sums up the business we are in and is simple to understand and use."

Expansion

The BWEA expanded to cover marine renewables alongside wind energy in 2004 and estimates that a third of its members are now in the wave and tidal sector. In order to reflect this, the association has stated that it wants a new name which gives an equal weighting to both the wind and marine industries it represents.