UK breaks 4GW wind energy record

Updated: UK breaks 4GW wind energy barrier - 14 Sep 2012 - News

UK breaks 4GW wind energy record

UK wind farms generated a record amount of wind power this week, hitting the 4GW milestone for the first time and peaking at 10 am this morning. As predicted by National Grid , wind turbines last night passed the current UK record of 3.8GW, which was set three months ago. FURTHER READING The UK's top six offshore wind farms Scotland proposes higher subsidies for floating wind farms Generation first went through the 4GW mark just before 11pm last night and the record was again broken this morning. Just before 10am today, wind turbines generated 4.131GW, accounting for 10.8 per cent of the UK electricity supply. A spokesman for National Grid said wind power records have been "tumbling overnight and this morning", and predicted the record could be surpassed again today if winds stay strong, especially in Scotland. He added that a new record is likely to be set each autumn in ...

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RT @AntonPro: UK breaks 4GW wind energy record [link] 5GW of wind energy capacity on the grid, additional 2.2GW connected ...
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Just updated our #wind power record story to include @nationalgriduk response. Expect a new record each Autumn.. [link]
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