The world’s largest offshore wind farm is set to open shortly off the coast of Kent at Thanet. It will boast 100 turbines and should produce enough electricity (300MW) to heat and light 200,000 homes.
The news follows an announcement by National Grid that over a 24 hour period in early September up to 10% of the UK’s electricity consumption was met by wind power.
Maria McCaffery, chief executive of RenewableUK, said the figures underscored the contention that wind and renewables were no longer "alternative" but core parts of the power sector.
"We are expecting to see the contribution of electricity from wind gradually increase over the next decade, to around 30% of the UK's total consumption. This news confirms that not only are the windfarms we have built so far starting to deliver, but that UK windfarm yields are the best in Europe, and comparable with established technologies such as hydro," she said.
Source: The Guardian