Under new plans unveiled on Monday (22 May), SSE Renewables will convert what it claims is Britain's "largest conventional hydro power plant" for pumped hydro storage.
Great Britain (GB) returned to being a net importer of electricity in the first quarter of 2023 while renewable generation was the largest contributor to the power generation mix, says EnAppSys.
The UK exported a record-breaking 5.5TWh of power, worth around £1.5 billion, to Europe in the second quarter of 2022, says Drax Electric Insights in a new report.
SSE has outlined how what it described as its balanced portfolio of electricity assets, infrastructure and integrated business mix have helped it post a “strong performance” during market volatility.
While renewable generation decreased significantly last year compared to 2020 due to less favourable weather conditions, it was still the second best year on record.
Final figures released by the Scottish government show that the country just missed out on reaching its goal of 100% of its energy consumption being from renewables by 2020.
New data has shown that power from fossil fuels on Britain’s electricity grid fell to an all-time low last week, delivering the UK’s greenest Christmas.