We take a nature-positive approach to all we do and design for nature by including habitat management plans and biodiversity net-gain targets across all of our projects. We aim to be a force for good, reflected in our four climate and nature commitments.
At OnPath Energy, we are committed to developing solutions that will cut harmful greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change and propel the UK towards 100% renewable electricity.
Beyond this, we drive positive benefits for the landscape, the nature, and wildlife surrounding our projects. We work closely with communities to identify their environmental needs and with environmental specialists to help enhance existing habitats and boost the resilience of our natural ecosystems.
Following the successful move of our Sunderland headquarters in 2024, we ensured that our Scottish office move in 2025 followed a similar path, with sustainability front and centre of the plans.
We believe that onshore wind and solar should be an essential part of the UK’s strategy for achieving its net zero targets. We develop affordable, renewable and flexible electricity generation and storage solutions.
In 2025, our operational wind farms avoided an estimated 179,840tCO2e by displacing high carbon electricity with renewable energy generation.
Through our 12 operational wind farms, wind, solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS) in our pipeline, we are helping the UK make the switch to green energy.
Our projects are designed for optimum energy efficiency, to support greenhouse gas reduction, and to support greater climate resilience.
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We included approximately 20ha peat bog restoration as part of Mill Rig Wind Farm’s design
Wildflower planting at Common Farm Solar Park in South Yorkshire
The estimated amount of high carbon electricity that our operational wind farms displaced with renewable energy generation in 2025
Habitat restored, managed or maintained as part of our operational portfolio
generated enough renewable electricity to meet the average annual needs of 208,000 homes in 2025
of CO2e emissions avoided to date that’s a years worth of emissions from roughly 525,000 cars
OnPath projects protect and enhance biodiversity through habitat creation, such as peat bog restoration, hedgerow and tree planting, and simultaneously tackle climate change.
We’ve restored hundreds of acres of peat bogs around our windfarms to help absorb more CO2 from the atmosphere. Peatbogs are one of nature’s climate heroes, storing twice as much carbon as all the world’s forests combined.
As part of Mill Rig Wind Farm’s design, we included approximately 20ha of peat bog restoration.
We work with local communities and environmental specialists to develop effective habitat management plans across all of our sites to ensure they bring the most relevant environmental benefits, entirely bespoke and tailored to each area.
Each project we develop goes through a meticulous planning process and is designed with nature mind. Maintaining and creating habitat is a key feature of this approach.
New species-rich grassland has been planted across 116 hectares at Common Farm Solar Park in South Yorkshire to create a wildflower meadow prior to the construction phase, playing a crucial role in supporting local wildlife and boosting biodiversity.
We are committed across all of our projects to having a net-positive impact when it comes to climate change and biodiversity and we consider early on in the design process what interventions we can employ to achieve that. As a matter of principle, we aim to leave the land that we develop better than how we find it. That’s really what OnPath Together for the environment is all about.
Robin Winstanley Director Sustainability & Community
As well as creating environmental benefits externally through our projects, we also seek to prioritise environmental aspects within our own operations.
We aim to source, use, reuse and recycle resources efficiently and responsibly, designing out waste wherever possible to deliver sustainable production and consumption across our business.
We also aim to extend the operational lifetimes of our projects for as long as they remain safe and efficient. This helps us reduce the time, energy and raw materials are spent on developing new sites to replace them. By keeping the same projects in operation for longer, we avoid generating waste and emissions and improve the overall efficiency of our business.
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