Uit The Times:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/b...ange-xfpdj07cp
Power industry harnesses the wind of change
Lower subsidies for new turbines illustrate the huge strides being made off British shores
Emily Gosden, Energy Editor
September 11 2017, 12:01am,
Emma Thompson welcomes the news that the price of offshore wind has fallen.
Renewable UK forecasts that prices will be significantly lower than the £92.50/MWh awarded to the Hinkley Point nuclear plant.
Ook:
https://electrek.co/2017/09/11/egeb-...n-energy-more/
UK awards 3.2GW offshore – Dong Energy secured support for the almost 1.4GW Hornsea 2 off Yorkshire while EDPR and Engie won a CfD for the 950MW Moray 1 off northern Scotland.
Both sites will come online in the 2022-23 delivery period at £57.50/MWh. Off-shore wind power is setting great pricing records. And it is predicted the pricing on these units will fall at least 50% more in the next decade or so. Who wants to place a bet that the UK doesn’t build the nuclear power plant at Hinkley?
A nice infographic of off-shore wind power evolution – this is getting headlines because of the prior article. UK off shore wind power is growing big – makes sense for an island surrounded by blustery conditions.