UK RECORDS LONGEST STRETCH EVER WITHOUT COAL-FIRED POWER
Britain has broken its record for the longest period of time without the use of coal-fired power as it registered 18 continuous days without thermal power. It is the longest since the Industrial revolution in 1882. The reduction has come a long way since two years back when it recorded the first 24h stretch.
This is partly due to the fall in demand from schools, shops, factories and restaurants that are closed down temporarily due to the coronavirus lockdown, but it is also attributed to the rise in popularity of solar power.
The new solar power record was broken on 20 April after farms generated over 9.6GW of electricity for the first time. The collapse of coal and the rise of renewable energy sources led to a fall in CO2 emissions from the UK power sector. Since 2012, the amount of emissions required to produce one kilowatt-hour of energy declined by more than two-thirds, from 507g of CO2 to 161g.
This is partly due to the fall in demand from schools, shops, factories and restaurants that are closed down temporarily due to the coronavirus lockdown, but it is also attributed to the rise in popularity of solar power.
The new solar power record was broken on 20 April after farms generated over 9.6GW of electricity for the first time. The collapse of coal and the rise of renewable energy sources led to a fall in CO2 emissions from the UK power sector. Since 2012, the amount of emissions required to produce one kilowatt-hour of energy declined by more than two-thirds, from 507g of CO2 to 161g.
No comments:
Post a Comment