Green, M., UK hits landmark 30GW operational wind capacity, 29 Aug 2024, https://www.current-news.co.uk/uk-hits-landmark-30gw-operational-wind-capacity/
With the growth of UK onshore wind now taking off with the new government, it is significant to celebrate the 30GW total wind capacity for UK electrical generation yesterday. Another GW could be added this year due to relaxation of planning rules introduced by David Cameron in 2015, to great dismay. Since about 6% of wind generation is curtailed by the unsatisfactory Grid problems, hydrogen production on wind farms could save almost 2GW when wind is high, and could readily produce the 10GW of green hydrogen targeted in UK by 2030. Now that ITM Power is producing electrolysers at large scale in Sheffield, it should be a priority to tap into this new supply source.