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September 11, 2024

Wind powers a record summer for renewable energy in Britain

Grant Wilson, University of Birmingham; Daniel L. Donaldson, University of Birmingham, and Iain Staffell, Imperial College London

A blustery August saw gas generation more than halve compared with 2023.

Few people would have predicted in 2010 that by the end of the decade, electricity generation from renewables would outpace nuclear. J Davidson/Shutterstock

January 6, 2020

Britain’s electricity since 2010: wind surges to second place, coal collapses and fossil fuel use nearly halves

Grant Wilson, University of Birmingham; Iain Staffell, Imperial College London, and Noah Godfrey, University of Birmingham

Britain greets a new decade with substantially cleaner electricity, but challenges lie ahead to decarbonise its transport and heating.

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January 10, 2019

Britain has shifted 30% of its electricity away from fossil fuels in just nine years

Grant Wilson, University of Birmingham and Iain Staffell, Imperial College London

But electric vehicles will pose a significant challenge over the next decade.

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January 5, 2018

Winds of change: Britain now generates twice as much electricity from wind as coal

Grant Wilson, University of Sheffield and Iain Staffell, Imperial College London

As coal continues to collapse, large new wind farms are coming online. Electricity generated in Britain is the cleanest it’s ever been.

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January 6, 2017

The year coal collapsed: 2016 was a turning point for Britain’s electricity

Grant Wilson, University of Sheffield and Iain Staffell, Imperial College London

The country’s electricity is now the cleanest it has been in 60 years.

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