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Solar generation surged by 174% compared to Q1, reaching its highest level of any recent quarter with total solar output of 5.14TWh. Image: British Solar Renewables.

Record high for Q2 solar output as gas output lowest in decades

July 17, 2024
Britain’s electricity market saw average transmission system demand drop to 23.5GW in the second quarter this year, the lowest for any Q2 since 2020.
According to the brief, solar and wind could produce nearly ten times Britain's current electricity demand of 299 TWh/year. Image: Pixabay.

Solar and wind could solely power Britain, says Oxford University

October 2, 2023
Britain could be solely powered by solar and wind power, according to a new policy brief by Oxford’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment.

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