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It's an important day for onshore wind in England. Here's a statement from our Chief Executive Matthieu Hue: “We welcome this announcement from the Chancellor about the lifting of the ban of onshore wind in England. Onshore wind continues to be one of the most cost effective and scalable forms of new electricity generation that can be developed at pace and at scale. "For the UK to tackle climate change and accelerate its journey to net zero, this move will enable more investment and opportunities to develop and construct onshore wind." #AcceleratingCleanEnergy #OnshoreWind #RenewableEnergy

The UK is facing a significant challenge with wind energy, spending over £1 billion in 2024 to curtail record wind power due to grid constraints. Despite a 50% increase in offshore wind capacity over the past five years and plans to double it in the next five, the grid's expansion has lagged behind. "UK generators usually sell output in advance on the wholesale market. But those transactions don’t take into account the physical limitations of balancing supply and demand in real time. To keep the lights on, the operator steps in, paying some plants to turn off and others that are closer to demand centers to fire up. Often, this means shutting off a far-flung wind farm and starting up a gas-fed plant that’s closer to a city." Curtailing generation has become more common, with this year’s congestion costs surpassing last year's and ranking second only to 2022, when power prices were much higher. #PowerSystems #RenewableEnergy #SustainablePower #EnergyTransition https://lnkd.in/dhGfiesx

Response to onshore wind ban being lifted in England: Sarah Merrick, Founder and CEO of Ripple Energy, said: "Overturning the de facto ban on onshore wind in England signals a bright new dawn for wind energy, putting the dark days of hostility towards development behind us. "Onshore wind is pivotal to fighting climate change and central to the UK's energy transition. #climatechange #cooperative #Efficiency&Environment #electricitybills #energytransition #England #onshorewind #Renewableenergy #RippleEnergy #windenergy #windfarms #windindustry

🍃 Wind Power Wastage Costs the UK Over £1 Billion in 2024 🍃 The Bloomberg UK article below highlights a critical challenge facing the UK’s energy transition: record levels of wind curtailment due to grid constraints. While the UK's wind capacity has grown by 50% in the last five years, grid infrastructure hasn’t kept pace, leading to skyrocketing congestion costs and wasted renewable energy. At equiwatt, we believe Demand Side Response (DSR) is a vital part of the solution. By shifting energy consumption away from peak times, DSR can reduce the strain on the grid, making better use of clean energy and preventing waste. 💡 With tools like our virtual power plant (VPP), businesses and households can actively participate in balancing the grid—helping prevent the curtailment of wind power and saving money that could be reinvested into decarbonisation efforts. It’s time to rethink how we approach grid flexibility and ensure renewable energy powers the UK toward its net-zero goals. If your business is interested in enabling your customers to be part of the solution then we would love to hear from you! 👉 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eHS9w5TF . . . #energynews #energyindustry #demandsidemanagement #windpower #energyefficiency #energyinnovation #virtualpowerplants #startup

Britain's grid is in desperate need of an upgrade to help bring more renewables online and decarbonise fully by 2035. National Grid ESO, which operates the electricity system in the UK, is recommending building this new "electrical spine" from the east coast of Scotland to the city of #Liverpool with £58bn ($74bn) #investment that will help it connect 86GW of offshore #wind to the grid by 2035. There will also be electrical "bootstraps" built along the east coast of the #UK to help transport electricity generated in Scottish wind farms south to demand centres such as #London. Click here to read more.... #renewableenergy #climatechange #sustainablefuture #decarbonisation #iea

Wind turbines have increased in size as bigger blades are just much more efficient at capturing energy than smaller ones! Taller wind turbines are also able to capture the wind higher up where it blows faster. Offshore is even better because the wind speed is lower onshore.

By forcing renewables onto the utility grids through regulatory and tax policies are we relieving them from the responsibility for reliability and service? Is it really in the best interest of the public to do that?

Some days the #wind blows; other days, it sucks, What does it take to max out wind generation? And wind goes kaput in Alberta, again https://lnkd.in/gmhp7V8f #saskatchewan #windpower @SKElectricity @ReliableAB

By adding 9 gigawatts of offshore wind to the regional power grid, New England would: 👏 Lower Energy Bills 👏 Lower Emissions 👏 Improve Public Health A new report, "Charting the Wind," by Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. shows offshore wind is critical to achieving New England’s climate goals, reducing local energy costs, and protecting New Englanders from volatile gas prices. If MA, CT and RI achieve their shared goal of developing 9 GWs of offshore wind by 2030, residents will reap significant benefits. #offshorewind #OSW #NewEngland

Unresolved issues persist with wind deployment in the UK – such as slow planning and consenting, struggling grid infrastructure, and management and skills shortages. The failure to build up domestic wind manufacturing capacity has also proved to be an economic missed opportunity. In this report, IPPR argue for a green industrial strategy for the wind sector that should focus on expanding the UK’s specialisation in wind manufacturing, to help put the UK on track to energy independence and on course to meet its ambitious climate targets, while reaping the economic opportunity of the green economy. Follow the link for more: