• Wind turbines have generated more electricity than gas

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 11 10:34:34 2023
    Wind turbines have generated more electricity than gas for the first
    time in the UK.
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    ...
    "There are still many hurdles to reaching a completely fossil
    fuel-free grid, but wind out-supplying gas for the first time is a
    genuine milestone event," said Iain Staffell, energy researcher at
    Imperial College and lead author of the report.

    The majority of the UK's wind power has come from offshore wind farms. Installing new onshore wind turbines has effectively been banned since
    2015 in England.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65557469

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