GREAT BRITAIN - Generating more than 20 GW of electricity for the first time represents a new milestone for wind energy in Britain.

Renews.biz has announced that wind farms across Britain have set a second power generation record within the space of a week, producing 20,896 MW of electricity on Wednesday 2 November.

National Grid ESO said the milestone was achieved during a 30-minute period around noon when wind farms accounted for 53% of Britain's electricity. On the same day, low-carbon sources - wind, solar, nuclear, hydro and storage - provided 70% of the country's electricity. It comes just seven days after a previous record was set by onshore and offshore wind projects when 19,936 MW was generated over a half-hour period.

RenewableUK chief executive Dan McGrail said: "Generating more than 20 GW of electricity for the first time represents a new milestone for wind energy in Britain.

"The fact that we've smashed the last record within the space of a week shows that wind is consistently generating vast amounts of clean power and becoming the backbone of our modern energy system."

Source: renews.biz