Article 4XH50 Renewables beat fossil fuels on 137 days in greenest year for UK energy

Renewables beat fossil fuels on 137 days in greenest year for UK energy

by
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
from Environment | The Guardian on (#4XH50)

Renewable energy up 9% on 2018 but nuclear outages are limiting progress, report warns

Energy produced by the UK's renewable sector outpaced fossil fuel plants on a record 137 days in 2019 to help the country's energy system record its greenest year.

The report by the Carbon Brief website found that renewable energy - from wind, solar, hydro and biomass projects - grew by 9% last year and was the UK's largest electricity source in March, August, September and December.

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