Scotland just produced enough wind energy to power all its homes twice over

Scotland’s wind power produced so much electricity in six months that all the country's electricity needs could be covered twice.

Wind turbines in Scotland generated 9,831,320 megawatt hours between January and June 2019.

The numbers, which were supplied by WeatherEnergy, mean that Scottish wind generated enough electricity to power the equivalent of 4.47 million homes for six months. That is almost double the number of homes in Scotland, according to WWF Scotland.

These figures show harnessing Scotland’s plentiful onshore wind potential can provide clean, green electricity for millions of homes across not only Scotland, but England as well.

By 2030, the Scottish government says it wants to produce half of the country’s energy consumption from renewables. It is also targeting an “almost completely” decarbonized energy system by 2050.

As a whole, Europe is home to some of the world’s most ambitious wind energy projects. September 2018 saw the official opening of the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm in the Irish Sea.

 

Source: Kosatka.Media

Tags: renewable energy, wind energy

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