On Christmas Day, children began opening their presents at around 05:00 am in the UK. As the excitement gathered pace, the country’s coal power stations were fired up providing 38% of all the electricity consumed. Nuclear hummed along all day providing a steady 8 GW and 26% of the total. Read more
David Leask Chief Reporter CONSUMERS on two islands in the Outer Hebrides will be asked to use more power to keep wind turbines turning. Householders on Orkney are to trial a revolutionary scheme to help overcome grid capacity problems plaguing renewable generation across northern Scotland. Currently the islands’ generators, which Read more
Energy firm confirms wind turbines need to draw electricity from grid at times, but point out that all power stations use electricity as well as generating it Offshore wind farms are drawing power from the National Grid to keep turning and prevent them icing up in subzero temperatures, it has Read more