New research has shown that sources of renewable energy provided more electricity to the UK’s national grid than fossil fuels during the last quarter, in a symbolic tipping point for the clean energy transition in the UK. The combined energy produced by wind farms, solar panels...
Renewable energy accounted for almost a third of the UK’s electricity supply between July and September, with major new offshore wind farms boosting the nation’s clean energy generation. Offshore projects such as the 659MW Walney Extension off the coast of Cumbia pushed renewables to 33.1% of...
New research has found that summers in the UK could be entirely powered by sources of clean energy by 2050, although gas power stations would still be needed during the winter seasons. Analysts at Aurora Energy Research looked at how the wholesale power market would cope...
The UK produced a record 25TWh of renewable energy in the first quarter of 2018, thanks to a strong performance from its highly-developed wind power sector. Data compiled by EnAppSys revealed that renewable projects contributed to 29% of the UK’s total electricity generation, behind only gas-fired...