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By comparison, the UK has over 11 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity...
by justincormack 9y ago
By comparison, the UK has over 11 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity...
- ptaipale 9y agoAccording to [0] it was 15 gigawatts in 2016 Q3. Very nice wind at the British isles. That's nominal capacity, rate of generation appears to be 24 % of nominal; what can effectively be utilized is then below that. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power_in_the_United_Kingd...
- raverbashing 9y agoAround 2.3GW now by wind http://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/ http://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/ It is weather dependant but that number grows depending on the day
- jacobush 9y agoNo problem going back to future then.
- crdoconnor 9y agoExact same thing happened off the coast of Dorset: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navitus_Bay_wind_farm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navitus_Bay_wind_farm I'm about 80% convinced that the MP behind it - Robert Syms, was in the pocket of somebody who saw a large wind farm threatening their investments in other forms of power generation. The idea that this was actually about the view is laughable.