Well the 2012 renewables data is in for the UK and despite the weather, or because of it there was record production. That and a huge increase in capacity. As you can see we have good mix. Just not enough.
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 p |
|
|
Cumulative Installed Capacity 1 |
MW |
|||
|
Onshore Wind |
3,483 |
4,037 |
4,650 |
5,875 |
|
Offshore Wind |
941 |
1,341 |
1,838 |
2,996 |
|
Shoreline wave / tidal |
2 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
|
Solar photovoltaics |
27 |
77 |
976 |
1,655 |
|
Small scale Hydro |
179 |
188 |
205 |
217 |
|
Large scale Hydro |
1,459 |
1,453 |
1,471 |
1,471 |
|
Landfill gas |
985 |
1,025 |
1,067 |
1,068 |
|
Sewage sludge digestion |
157 |
186 |
198 |
199 |
|
Municipal solid waste combustion |
418 |
461 |
577 |
609 |
|
Animal Biomass (non-AD) |
111 |
111 |
111 |
111 |
|
Anaerobic Digestion |
9 |
28 |
55 |
82 |
|
Plant Biomass |
300 |
330 |
1,159 |
1,191 |
|
Total |
8,069 |
9,238 |
12,310 |
15,479 |
|
Co-firing |
208 |
266 |
338 |
208 |
Source DECC
As for production.
|
Generation |
GWh |
|||
|
Onshore Wind |
7,564 |
7,137 |
10,372 |
11,915 |
|
Offshore Wind |
1,740 |
3,044 |
5,126 |
7,463 |
|
Shoreline wave / tidal |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
Solar photovoltaics |
20 |
33 |
252 |
1,327 |
|
Hydro |
5,241 |
3,644 |
5,686 |
5,227 |
|
Landfill gas |
4,952 |
5,014 |
4,979 |
5,221 |
|
Sewage sludge digestion |
598 |
698 |
755 |
723 |
|
Biodegradable municipal solid waste combustion |
1,509 |
1,597 |
1,739 |
2,286 |
|
Co-firing with fossil fuels |
1,625 |
2,332 |
2,964 |
1,818 |
|
Animal Biomass (non-AD) |
637 |
627 |
614 |
620 |
|
Anaerobic Digestion |
30 |
92 |
239 |
330 |
|
Plant Biomass |
1,343 |
1,624 |
1,683 |
4,206 |
|
Total |
25,259 |
25,845 |
34,410 |
41,140 |
|
Non-biodegradable wastes |
873 |
924 |
1,005 |
1,319 |
Source DECC
The standouts are obviously photovoltaics but also biomass (although I have concerns about the sustainability of at least some of the wood used). Offshore wind is another one. Its noticeable just how much more productive it is compared to onshore. A puzzle in such a wet year is why hydro output fell. We are going in the right direction with increasing speed but not fast enough…
Neil