Manufacturing helps the UK reach record levels of renewable energy production

Posted on 3 Jan 2019 by The Manufacturer
Most sustainable companies The capacity of offshore windfarms nearly doubled over 2018. Among the new offshore wind farms was the Walney Extension, the largest offshore wind farm in the world - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Wind farm technology designed at UK manufacturing plants helped the UK to achieve major falls in CO2 emissions from the UK power sector.

The capacity of offshore wind farms nearly doubled over 2018. One new wind farm, the Walney Extension, is the largest offshore wind farm in the world – image courtesy of Scottish Power. Renewable energy made up a record 33% of UK energy production in 2018 even while total electricity consumption fell,…

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