Hitting target for zero-carbon electricity system will require ‘step change’, says analyst Cornwall InsightSolar and wind power generation will fall well below the target needed to decarbonise Great Britain’s electricity grid by 2030 without an injection of £48bn, according to a forecast from one of the UK’s leading energy analysis companies.The government has promised to deliver a zero-carbon electricity system by 2030, requiring the doubling of onshore wind, tripling of solar power and quadrupling of offshore wind capacity. Continue reading…
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Author : Rob Davies
Publish date : 2024-07-22 11:14:59
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