Scotland now produces as much wind power as it could power two Scotland Islands

Seeing countless broken renewable energy records and milestones crossed has been a constant source of encouraging news for our planet. We now have another impressive statistic to celebrate: in the first half of 2019, Scotland produced enough wind power to power its homes twice.

More specifically, the turbines produced 9.8 million megawatt-hours of electricity between January and June, enough to power 4.47 million homes, which is not bad for a country with about 2.6 million of homes.

Wind power in Scotland is a record, which means that the wind turbines could have provided enough electricity for every home in Scotland, as well as for much of northern England, in the first six months of the year. 'year.

March was the strong month, with 2,194,981 MWh of production produced during the month.

"These numbers are astonishing: The wind energy revolution in Scotland is clearly continuing to grow," said Robin Parker, Climate and Energy Policy Officer, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). "From top to bottom of the country, we all benefit from cleaner energy, just like the climate."

"These figures show that exploiting Scotland's abundant onshore wind potential can provide clean green electricity to millions of homes not only in Scotland, but also in England."

The UK as a whole is on a roll with respect to renewables because it has just managed its longest time without using coal since the 19th century industrial revolution.

The coal-fired plants did not provide power to the grid for seven consecutive days, according to the National Grid in the UK, for a total of 167 consecutive hours. Gas turbines, nuclear energy, solar energy and other renewable energies have played a role.

This is in line with the goal of the British government to completely dispense with coal by 2025, and it seems that Scotland can play an important role in achieving this goal.

Other countries also benefit from the growing potential of renewable energies. Germany is another country where the production of renewable energy has exceeded demand, thanks to heavy investments in wind and solar energy.

Then there is the Qinghai Province in northwestern China, which has about 5 million citizens, who has been using renewable energy for weeks, using sources such as solar, wind and solar energy. hydraulic.

This rapid improvement is due to both increased capacity and more efficient technology, as scientists find ways to generate more electricity from the same amount of sunshine or wind.

Scotland is a pioneer in the field of wind energy, with onshore and offshore wind farms with a capacity of 8,423 MW in December 2018. The country hopes to provide all its energy from renewable sources in the 12 next few months. it's about to meet.

"These figures highlight the consistency of wind energy in Scotland and the reason why it is now playing a major role in the UK energy market," says Alex Wilcox Brooke, head of Weather Energy project at Severn Wye Energy Agency.