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Ecotricity is a green energy company based in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England specialising in selling green energy to consumers that it primarily generated from its 70 megawatt〔http://renews.biz/75334/ecotricity-eyes-finish-line-in-devon/〕 wind power portfolio (they prefer the term ''Windmill'' rather than Wind-Turbine).〔https://www.ecotricity.co.uk/our-green-energy/our-green-electricity/from-the-wind/how-windmills-work〕 It is built on the principle of heavily reinvesting its profit in building more of its own green energy generation.〔(Video interview of Dale Vince explaining why they invest in Wind power )〕 ==History== Ecotricity was started by Dale Vince in 1995, with a single wind turbine he had used to power an old army truck he called home on a hill near Stroud in Gloucestershire, England. From this Dale went on to commercially build Wind monitoring equipment (which the company still does today using the name Nexgen〔(Nexgen )〕) from there they went on to having their own Wind turbines, starting with a 40-metre turbine in the early 1990s which at the time was the largest in the country.〔(Video Interview with Dale on Carpool 2 October 2009 )〕 In a survey of green energy companies ''The Ecologist'' magazine reported that in 2004 Ecotricity invested over £900 per customer on new Enercon wind turbines, more than 100 times the amount invested per customer by Powergen, Npower and Scottish Power, all of whom market themselves as green energy suppliers. That amount also compares favourably with several other green energy suppliers such as Green Energy or Good Energy, who make no direct investment in creating additional renewable energy capacity on the UK electricity grid. Since 2004, Ecotricity's site, WhichGreen.Org, has cited Ecotricity's contribution to new green energy sources, per customer, as £117 in 2005, £275 in 2006 and £555 in 2007 — with Scottish & Southern Energy, for example, averaging around £10 per customer in the same period.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Which green electricity suppliers are really green? )〕 In 2007 Vince ran a now famous advertisement on the back page of ''The Guardian'' newspaper inviting Richard Branson to his place for a solution to climate change and a carbon-free breakfast. The ad ran the day after Branson appeared on TV with Al Gore, who had managed to persuade Branson that climate change was an issue. The ad was written and produced by Host Universal and included Vince’s personal mobile phone number. Ecotricity was also a winner in the 2007 Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy. The awards congratulated Ecotricity for their environmental contribution, stating that 'The company's turbines are delivering 46 GW·h/yr of renewable electricity and avoiding around 46,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions a year. The installed capacity is expected to double by the end of 2007.'〔(Ecotricity wins Ashden Award )〕 In January 2012 it was revealed they have invested in the development of SEARASER pump-to-shore wave energy machines and in June said they were to deploy in the Autumn of that year in October 2014 they broke silence to say that with the help of marine consultants DNV GL they are moving from Laboratory-trials to Sea-trials〔http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2377822/ecotricity-dips-its-toe-into-marine-energy-with-innovative-searaser-device〕 In October 2014 in was announced that they have partnered with Skanska to build and finance new turbines to add a further 100MW to their existing 70 MW capacity〔http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/oct/14/ecotricity-skanska-windfarm-skylark-project〕 In November 2014 they announced they would not be attempting new applications in England because of the current political climate at the time and would instead concentrate on Scotland.〔http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/1384695/Ecotricity-to-shun-England-for-onshore-wind-over-policy〕 They went on to spin their small turbine manufacturer out into a subsidiary called ''Britwind''.〔http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2381018/ecotricity-spins-out-britwind-in-bid-to-shake-up-small-turbine-market〕 Britwind in collaboration with a local company then offer free Electricity to Crofters in return for installing a small turbine and keeping any excess power generated.〔http://orendaenergy.com/ecotricity-offers-free-electricity-through-small-wind-turbines/〕 In March 2015 they announced they had refinanced their existing wind-farms with the aim of using the extra capital to expand their production to 100 megawatts by November 2016 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ecotricity」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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