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Nuclear + wind, solar and hydro has now achieved parity (and just surpassed) coal, oil and gas for electricity generation. Both in capacity and actual generatio
by NeedMoreTea 8y ago
Nuclear + wind, solar and hydro has now achieved parity (and just surpassed) coal, oil and gas for electricity generation. Both in capacity and actual generation achieved. We have a way to go to match Orkney, but electric is progressing nicely down the route to fully renewable, even with the Tory changes of subsidies.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-06/britain-now-has-more-green-capacity-than-any-other-power-source https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-06/britain-n...
- acidburnNSA 8y agoAre you counting nuclear as renewable then? Not totally off-base since uranium in seawater replenishes at a rate higher than we could ever extract it at world scale for a few billion years.
- NeedMoreTea 8y agoNuclear comes out pretty well on CO2. I figure it has to be part of the mix as we move away from fossil, even if we eventually just use it to buy 40 years and ultimately move entirely to non-nuclear renewables.
- BurningFrog 8y agoAha. That explains it. I assume wind and solar are < 1% of that "renewable" total.
- tobylane 8y agoNo need to assume (especially with such a low number). http://gridwatch.co.uk/ http://gridwatch.co.uk/ has nuclear, solar and wind at 18%, 6% and 15%. Wind reached 37% this year, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/wind-power-record-electricity-gigawatt-output-national-grid-a8260836.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/wind-power-r...