At the same time, renewable power generation was steadily rising. Great Britain''s exposed position in the north-east Atlantic makes it one of the best locations in the world for wind power, and the shallow waters of the North Sea host
The Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) works with industry partners to increase the performance and reliability of next-generation wind technologies while lowering the cost of wind energy. The office''s research efforts have
In 2022 wind electricity generation increased by a record 265 TWh (up 14%), reaching more than 2 100 TWh. This was the second highest growth among all renewable power technologies, behind solar PV.
But the authors warned that the wind industry must increase its annual growth to at least 320 gigawatts by 2030 in order to meet the COP28 pledge to triple the world’s installed renewable energy generation capacity by 2030, as well as to meet the Paris Agreement’s ambition of capping global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit).
The report finds the wind industry is entering a new era of accelerated growth driven by increased political ambition, manifested in the historic COP28 adoption of a target to triple renewable energy by 2030. Looking forward, the report makes it clear that there is plenty to do to deliver on the increased ambition.
National Grid Electricity System Operator on Wednesday said the country had generated record wind-powered electricity at one point on Tuesday, with provisional data showing a “max wind generation record” exceeding 21.6 gigawatts. UK demand on Wednesday lunchtime was about 35GW.
Wind remains the leading non-hydro renewable technology, generating over 2 100 TWh in 2022, more than all the others combined. China was responsible for almost 40% of wind generation growth in 2022, followed by the United States at 22%.
The London Array wind farm in the Thames estuary. Wind has consistently made up 46-59% of all UK electricity generation during the past week © Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Simply sign up to the UK energy myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.
