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NEWS


Burbo Bank offshore windfarm.


Worth £42.6 billion to the UK ‐


UK built half of Europe's offshore wind power installations in 2017


year, as the sector broke installation records across the continent. The windfarms out in the North Sea and other shallow European waters are getting bigger in every sense. Soon turbines will almost be as large as the Shard, Europe’s tallest building. The average capacity of the 500-plus turbines connected


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to the grid was up by more than a fifth on the year before, with 17 windfarms on average a third more powerful. In total the UK installed 53% of the net 3.15GW of


capacity installed across Europe, which beat the previous record of 2015, according to industry body WindEurope. France deployed its first offshore turbine – a single, floating one – while the Norwegian oil firm Statoil established the world’s first floating windfarm in Scotland. The first windfarm designed to withstand icy conditions was built in Finland. Giles Dickson, WindEurope’s chief executive described


last year’s 25% increase in volume as “pretty spectacular”. Offshore windfarms in the UK supplied 3.95 terawatt


hours of power from the start of July to the end of September, the latest period for which data is available. This represents 5.3% of all electricity generation. For 2016, the latest full year of data, the share was 4.8%.


The industry expects this figure to grow significantly in 2018, as more windfarms are connected to the grid.


Galloper windfarm.


he UK installed more than 50% of all the new offshore wind power capacity built in Europe last


The value of the UK’s low- carbon and renewable energy (LCRE) economy grew by 5% in 2016 to £42.6 billion, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The number of LCRE jobs grew by 3.3% to the equivalent of 208,000 full- time posts. Turnover in the solar sector dropped to £2 billion from £3.1bn following changes to subsidies.


England was the location for more than 80% of the turnover from offshore wind at £2.4 billion, whereas nearly 50% of onshore wind earn- ings took place in Scotland. Low emission vehicle technology made up the biggest bulk of ‘green’ exports at 60%, reaching a volume of £2.2 billion in 2016. Turnover in the solar sector dropped to £2 billion from £3.1bn following changes to subsidies.


Turnover from the wider low- carbon electricity generation sector tipped to £11.9bn from £12.5bn, with the number of jobs falling to 31,500 from 34,500. Jenny Hogan, currently Deputy Chief Executive at Scottish Renewables, said: “The rise in employment in the offshore wind and renew- able heat sectors illustrates the huge boost to jobs and investment that is possible when technologies are given the right backing by Government.” She explains: “The decline in employment in the solar industry shows clearly the impact of cuts to UK Government support for the sector. We would expect that future editions of this ONS survey will show declines in other areas caused by similar decisions made at Westminster.” In comparison, 2014 figures show that 233,000 Full-time Equivalent (FTEs) employees were working directly in LCRE activities in the UK.


The Mayor of London unveils a new £34 million Energy for Londoners plan


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key stage in a £34 million Energy for Londoners programme has been unveiled by the City of London mayor, Sadiq Khan.


The new scheme has been designed to make energy bills more affordable, workplaces more energy- efficient and to ensure that the Capital gets provided with cleaner and more local energy sources, such as solar power. “The energy market isn’t working for Londoners at the moment,” Sadiq Khan tells UKPN. “Far too many people can’t afford to heat their homes. Energy bills are too high, old and inefficient boilers are polluting our air and homes are badly insulated. Colder homes create health problems and can even lead to early deaths,” he explains. Some of the Mayor’s key initiatives involve:


* An award-winning programme to help make London’s homes more energy efficient, reducing both energy bills and carbon emissions. * Energy Leap – this presents innovative ways to reduce energy bills down to near zero through whole-house ‘eco-refurbishments’. Mr Khan aims to generate 1GW of energy from solar by 2030 and will trial a bulk buying


solar purchase scheme later this year to reduce the costs of panels for Londoners. As part of a 12-month pilot scheme, City Hall will buy locally generated clean energy and


use it to power two Transport for London (TfL) depots – Northfields in Ealing and Northumberland Park in Haringey. TfL also plans to install solar panels and energy efficiency measures across its buildings in a new £4.5 million refurbishment project. Small businesses will be offered grants to replace old and inefficient boiler with cleaner


ones under a £10 million commercial boiler scrappage scheme, the first of its kind in the UK. The mayor has pledged to help both the public and private sector build large scale heat networks through a £3.5 million Decentralised Energy Enabling Project. Mr Khan said: “It’s a sad fact that for many Londoners, keeping their homes warm during the cold winter months is a luxury they simply cannot afford. My Energy for Londoners scheme aims to help those most in need with grants for new boilers, windows and home insulation to help cut fuel bills.I’m also working on a number of ambitious projects to generate more local clean energy to power our homes, businesses and communities.”


10 JANUARY ‐ FEBRUARY 2018 UK POWER NEWS


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