Category Archives: wind farms

Peak power delivery to the UK

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Clive Best

These graphs monitor the long term contribution from different fuels to the daily peak energy needs of the UK. The monitoring started in mid August 2013. There are  huge subsidies being paid by consumers to  wind power companies and landowners, … Continue reading →

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A reality check for wind power.

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Clive Best

UK proponents of wind power quote capacity figures of 6.3GW for the onshore fleet of 4,074 turbines and even more GW for offshore wind. The reality is somewhat different and is unfortunately becoming incompatible with other infrastructure aspirations of the … Continue reading →

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HS2 and Wind Power

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Clive Best

The government plans to invest  £42.5bn to build a high speed train connection between London and Birmingham. The peak electrical power consumption to run 14 trains/hour between London and Birmingham is ~350 MW (HS2 Traction Energy Modelling, Imperial College, 2009). As … Continue reading →

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