UK’s wind energy sector saw a number of power generation records
broken in December 2013. The country’s wind energy projects generated more
electricity in December than in any month before that, breaking the previous
generation record of October 2013. According to the data released by trade association RenewableUK, 2,841,080
MWh electricity was generated by wind energy projects in December, thus
supplying about 10% of Britain’s total power demand in the month.Between the 16th and 22nd of December, yet another
generation record from the power plants was recorded for a period of
seven days. Power plants generated 783,886 MWh electricity, providing 13%
of power demand in the country for the given period.
The single-day generation record was also broken on the 21st of
December 2013 when wind energy projects generated 132,812 MWh and supplied
13% of the country’s total demand that day. Maf Smith, Deputy Chief Executive of
RenewableUK was all praise for the record generation realised last
month.This is a towering achievement for the British wind energy
industry. It provides cast-iron proof that the direction of travel away from
dirty fossil fuels to clean renewable sources is unstoppable.
The previous monthly generation record was for October 2013 when
UK’s wind energy projects generated 1,956,437 MWh, fulfilling 8% of the
country’s power demand. Britain’s wind energy sector
has seen tremendous growth in the last few months or so. In its annual review
of the sector for the period July 2012 to June 2013, RenewableUK reported that
the wind energy installed capacity has increased by 40% to 9,710 MW; the
installed capacity had increased to 10,210 MW by the end of November 2013.
For the first time, the country witnessed more offshore wind
energy capacity being installed than onshore wind energy capacity. Offshore
wind energy capacity grew by 79% between July 2012 and June 2013. The total new
capacity added between this period brought £2 billion of economic activity in
Britain, according to RenewableUK.
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