Quarterly Reports
by Dr Iain Staffell – Imperial College London
53% of Britain’s electricity was produced from low-carbon sources, and fossil fuel generation was down by 7% on the previous year, its 8th consecutive fall.
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by Dr Iain Staffell – Imperial College London
It was tested by the Beast from the East and the hottest summer on record, wind farms and solar panels continued to hit new highs, and the price of fuels and electricity rose sharply over the summer, reversing the fortunes of ailing coal plants.
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by Dr Iain Staffell – Imperial College London
The capacity market was unexpectedly suspended, new low-carbon capacity has stalled and no-deal Brexit may disrupt carbon prices and the operation of interconnectors.
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by Dr Iain Staffell – Imperial College London
A common theme in recent years has been demand falling to new lows and renewables reaching their highest ever levels. If the power system continues to be transformed, such milestones will keep on being surpassed.
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by Dr Iain Staffell – Imperial College London
Last year, coal fell from 4th to being the 6th largest source of power, overtaken by both imports and biomass. Until 2015, Britain’s electricity generation was dominated by fossil fuels, with coal and gas as the two largest sources. They traded places depending on relative fuel prices, but then in 2016 nuclear overtook coal to become the second largest source of electricity, with wind farms taking 3rd place.
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by Dr Iain Staffell – Imperial College London
Low-carbon generation supplied 53% of Britain’s electricity (50% from British, and 3% from French plants).
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