European Green Transition (EGT) has welcomed new UK Government proposals to allow farmers, schools and industrial users to install small onshore wind turbines without planning permission.
The measures, announced on 18 March 2026, aim to reduce barriers to distributed wind energy and accelerate adoption of clean, domestically generated power. As a result, organisations could lower energy costs while improving energy security.
EGT said the policy direction aligns closely with its strategy to build a scalable operations, maintenance and repair (O&M) platform for onshore wind.
The company recently acquired Earthmill Maintenance, Wind Energy Partnership (WEP) and Silverford Engineering, which together service more than 900 turbines across the UK and Ireland and generated about £14.7 million in revenue in FY2025.
The UK Government noted that onshore wind remains one of the cheapest and fastest energy technologies to deploy. Removing planning barriers is therefore expected to increase installation rates and reduce reliance on volatile fossil fuel markets.
EGT added that increased deployment of small and medium turbines could support its repowering pipeline. Existing turbine owners may be able to monetise assets through sales to farmers, schools and industrial users, helping offset repowering costs.
Furthermore, the company expects the proposals to drive higher demand for O&M services across the UK, supporting growth in its recently acquired platform.
European Green Transition’s Executive Chair Cathal Friel said: “We welcome the UK Government's proposals to accelerate the rollout of small-scale onshore wind. Against a backdrop of heightened global market volatility, investment in domestically generated clean energy can provide households and businesses greater cost certainty and energy security. Removing planning barriers is a highly practical step that should unlock significant deployment across farms, schools and industrial users and Earthmill, WEP and Silverford have a strong track record of installing small and medium onshore wind turbines across the UK.
This proposal complements our repowering orderbook and pipeline and is directly aligned with our strategy following the recent acquisition of the O&M Business. As the number of onshore wind turbines grows, so too does the requirement for high-quality operations, maintenance, repair and remote monitoring services. Supported by our recent conditional fundraise, we are well positioned to scale our platform and achieve our medium-term target of £50 million revenue and double-digit EBITDA margin.”
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The proposed easing of planning rules could act as a meaningful tailwind for onshore wind deployment across the UK. For EGT, the link between new installations and recurring O&M demand underpins its strategy, while also offering potential upside through its repowering pipeline.