Former Grimsby MP launches podcast to push green energy agenda
Melanie Onn is now deputy chief executive of RenewableUK
14:17, 18 JAN 2021
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Former Grimsby MP and now deputy chief executive of RenewableUK, Melanie Onn, has launched her own podcast series.
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Not everybody loves extremely windy days. But if you’re trying to generate more power via wind farms, there’s nothing like a blustery day in the winter. Last Friday, the wintry weather set a record in Britain as more than 40% of that day’s electricity was generated on wind farms. The 17.3 gigawatts (GW) generated by wind turbines just beat the former record, which was set in January of this year. High winds kept the 40% figure going through Saturday. Less than one-fifth of the day’s electricity came from coal plants and gas. “It’s great to see our onshore and offshore wind farms have smashed another record, generating more power on a cold December day than ever before, just when we need it most,” said Melanie Onn, the deputy chief executive of Renewable U.K., as reported in The Guardian . Related: UK plans to be powered entirely by offshore wind turbines by 2030 While the worldwide consensus is that 2020 has left a lot to be desired, it was a good year for green energy
23 December 2020
Blustery winter weather has pushed Great Britain to a new electricity generation record, with the country’s fleet of wind turbines generating a record 17.3GW of electricity at its peak last Friday afternoon.
According to Great Britain’s Electricity System Operator National Grid (National Grid ESO), between 1pm and 1:30pm on Friday, wind power produced an average 17.278GW of electricity, accounting for 43.2% of the power mix at the time.
While the record for wind’s
share of British electricity wasn’t broken – which stands at 59.9% recorded in August – the new record highlights the importance of Great Britain’s increasing number of onshore and offshore wind farms.