According to Energy Efficiency News, the UK’s latest energy statistics, released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change yesterday, reveal a 12% drop in renewable energy production in the second quarter of this year.Lower wind speeds and rainfall are being blamed for the 32% drop in hydro power and 11% fall in wind supply.The renewables sector made up 6% of the total electricity supplied during Q2, reaching 4.72 TWh, way behind fossil fuels gas, which made up over 50% of supply, and coal, still providing a quarter of the country’s supply.Despite a small ...
Renewable energies down in the UK
Posted by Bosque 594 days ago (http://www.wattwatt.com)According to Energy Efficiency News, the UK’s latest energy statistics, released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change yesterday, reveal a 12% drop in renewable energy production in the second quarter of this year.Lower wind speeds and rainfall are being blamed for the 32% drop in hydro power and 11% fall in wind supply.The renewables sector made up 6% of the total electricity supplied during Q2, reaching 4.72 TWh, way behind fossil fuels gas, which made up over 50% of supply, and coal, still providing a quarter of the country’s supply.Despite a small ...
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