U.K. grid continues to decarbonise

[Oliver90owner]

I fully expect wind to gain more traction, well both increasing renewables.

However, the Ukrainian gas supply, to Europe from Vlad, situation may mean more gas-fired generation export in the next two or three months. Just another factor to accept when the luddites quote cherry-picked data.

[dan_b]

Here's a map showing the grid reinforcement projects planned.

Click on each line and it brings up more info including commissioning dates

https://www.neso.energy/publications/be ... 30/web-map

[Mart]

Looking forward to gas being displaced from the no1 slot by wind in 2025 that will be a significant moment.

Thanks Dan, a welcome morning read

Moxi

Same here. I had my fingers crossed for wind taking the lead in 2024, and Iamkate does have wind ahead of gas/FF's, but looks like the slightly poorer wind gen (than average) for the year left wind just behind. I assume, with more wind having come on line during 2024, that will operate throughout 2025, plus additional capacity that comes on line in 2025, wind will win ..... maybe, hopefully, this year. Be a lovely milestone.

Well, you know you guys said it was OK for me to waffle, and I mentioned above that Iamkate (scrolling down and looking at the 'past year') had wind exceeding gas, in fact exceeding gas and coal, well, it seems that wind may have got first place after all:

UPDATED: Wind power hits record UK high

Wind was the largest source of electricity generation in the UK for the first year ever in 2024, accounting for 30%, new figures show.

Data from the independent National Energy System Operator (Neso) reveals that wind provided nearly 83TWh of electricity across England, Wales and Scotland in 2004, rising from almost 79TWh in 2023.

Renewables generated more than 50% of the UK’s electricity for four consecutive quarters (from Q4 2023 to Q3 2024) for the first time, averaging 51% during 2024.

Wind outperformed gas by providing 30% of electricity (up from 28% in 2023), while gas produced 26.3%.

But ..... tbf to both RENEWS.BIZ and the Guardian, this may all come down to technicalities. Perhaps this depends on whether you look at the energy we produce, the energy we consume (with imports), the net energy (with exports and imports), and so on, I have no idea.

And I did notice something that may be important, or irrelevant and just down to wording. But the Guardian article states:

Carbon Brief used data from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Neso figures for electricity supplied to the grid in Great Britain, adjusted to include Northern Ireland for its analysis.

Whilst the RENEWS.BIZ article states:

Data from the independent National Energy System Operator (Neso) reveals that wind provided nearly 83TWh of electricity across England, Wales and Scotland in 2004, rising from almost 79TWh in 2023.

I'm referring to the omission of N. Ireland (not the 2004 typo).

Whatever the reason for the difference, it does look like wind is at, or near the top, so it only gets better going forward.

[John_S]

Here's a map showing the grid reinforcement projects planned.

Click on each line and it brings up more info including commissioning dates

https://www.neso.energy/publications/be ... 30/web-map

Something is wrong with the map.

I click on the icon on the Isle of Wight and it tells me that it is Didcot.
I click on the icon to the south of Oxford and it tells me that it is Great Yarmouth.

I hope that the guys doing the site work have a better set of plans