wind power

​In Q1 2020, renewables became Britain’s main power source for the first time ever, according to new analysis by EnAppSys.

Low demand and a sunny weekend sent power prices ​plunging into negative figures on the day-ahead hourly market​ for the third time as generation hit a new record.

​As of today (03 March), Hackney Council in London is sourcing all of its electricity from 100% renewable sources through its services company.

As wind speeds surged during storms in February, renewable energy generated for Bristol Energy saw an increase of 269% from the previous year.

​Last year saw renewables records broken across the board as renewables produced nearly 37% of the UK’s power, according to new data released by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

​Globally, CO2 emissions fell faster than they have for decades in 2019, but this was driven by unsustainable “one-off” factors.

Spanish energy giant Iberdrola saw increases in profit across all of its markets in 2019, including in the UK.

​An outage at Western Link HVDC has led to record balancing mechanism payments of £30.9 million, according to Cornwall Insight.

​Negative power pricing is becoming an increasingly common occurrence on the UK energy networks. Already in 2020, there have been 15 half hour periods where the cost of electricity fell into negative figures, according to Drax Electric Insights.