Britain's energy needs could be met entirely by wind and solar, according to a policy brief published today by Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment. Wind and solar can provide significantly more energy than the highest energy demand forecasts for 2050 and nearly ten times current electricity demand (299 TWh/year).
Renewable energy - considered crucial to limiting climate change - produced a record amount of electricity in Great Britain in 2025, BBC analysis shows. Wind was the biggest single renewable source of electricity, according to the provisional figures from the National Energy System Operator (Neso).
A new offshore wind power grid will contribute to this target. Last year, wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the EU's power generation, generating 30% of the bloc's electricity.
The UK's new Labour Government has great ambitions for accelerating the deployment of wind energy, both onshore and offshore. To deliver on their new goals they will need a massive overhaul of planning and the grid.
Dozens of clean energy projects, including wind and solar power, will jump to the front of the queue for grid connections, as the government paves the way for a new era of clean electricity...
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Britain''s energy needs could be met entirely by wind and solar, according to a policy brief published today by Oxford''s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment.
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The policy briefing paper, published this morning by the University of Oxford, researchers at the Smith School of Enterprise and Environment, argues Britain could feasibly install enough solar
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A new wind record has been set for Britain, with enough electricity generated from turbines to power 22 million homes, the system operator has said.
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A new Oxford Smith School working paper1 finds Great Britain''s (GB) wind and solar resources are more than suficient to meet all its energy needs, both practically and economically.
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Renewable energy sources – including wind, solar, hydro and biomass – generated over 127 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in Great Britain. That''s more than in any previous year and enough to
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