Tag Archives: wind power

Untangling UK Wind power production

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Clive Best

There are currently 6044 operational wind turbines in the UK with a total capacity of 12.133 GW. Do we know how much electrical power they generate? The answer is not simple. These 6044 turbines are installed in over 700 sites, … Continue reading →

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Something Fishy in the air?

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Clive Best

I have noticed that wind power delivered to the Grid is always less than 6 GW, no matter how windy it gets. This was clearly demonstrated  on October 21st when wind speeds across the country reached around 50 mph for most of the … Continue reading →

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Wind power results – 2013/14

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Clive Best

I have been monitoring the UK peak power demand every day for the last 12 months, and how that power was delivered. The UK government has invested about £50 billion into Wind energy since 2005,  so how has it performed? The average Wind component of UK … Continue reading →

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