Numbers Show UK Wind Cuts GHGs

Report: British wind farms cut carbon emissions by 36 million tonnes

Matt Mace, 12 December 2016 (edie.net)

“Renewable energy generated from wind farms in Britain has prevented the creation of around 36m tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions over the last six years…[G]overnment estimates have been underestimating the carbon savings of wind farms in Britain by more than 3m tonnes. Using real output figures from the National Grid between 2008-2014, the researchers believe that they have created a comprehensive picture of energy demand from various sources…[D]uring the six-year period low-carbon energy generated from wind farms equated to taking 2.3 million cars off the roads nationwide…The research arrived just days after UK wind farms logged a record output, by generating more than 10,000MW of electricity for the first time…” click here for more

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