It was the dunkelflaute Low levels of renewable generation and high demand drove gas-fired power generation to its highest level since 2021 for the first quarter of the year. That was the standout highlight in a new report on the British power generation market by Montel Analytics. Montel’s study showed that electricity generated by combined […]
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Had it not been so exceptionally calm in the run up to this autumn equinox, one could call the energy crisis a perfect storm. Wind farms stand idle for days on end, a fire interrupts a vital cable from France, a combination of post-Covid economic recovery and Russia tightening supply means the gas price has
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Our collective love for coal is toast. For three days Britian used no coal fired power stations with power instead comming from wind and gas. Coal accounted for less than 7% of the power mix last year, according to official figures. In April, 2017 Britain went its first full day without coal since the 19th
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[dropcap style=”normal or inverse or boxed”]I[/dropcap]ntersting article on Wind contract pricing and the implications for the UK energy markets. For years the complaint against offshore wind was prohibitive cost. The new worry is that it is suddenly becoming too cheap. The world’s biggest wind companies are driving down power contracts so fast in their
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