Renewable energy likely to surpass nuclear’s contribution to UK power supply
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.028668
New Scientist : In 1995, when the last nuclear reactor was built in the UK, nuclear power accounted for more than 25% of the nation’s energy production. Now that the government has heavily invested in the addition of renewable energy production, nuclear power produces only 19%. Between 2010 and 2013, renewable energy’s contribution increased more than twofold, from 6.8% to 14.9%. Wind turbines have been the main source of that growth. The government has invested £14.5 billion ($22.5 billion) in wind energy since 2010. Onshore and offshore turbines now contribute more than half of the country’s renewable energy production. A plan for the world’s largest offshore turbine farm was approved last week, and the 400-turbine project is expected to increase offshore production by two-thirds of its current level.
