Wind energy simultaneously
The United Kingdom to the North Sea as a “future of the Bay”, to develop wind energy. As early as 2007 energy white paper published by the British Government will make use of wind energy at sea referred to the development of offshore oil and gas fields with the location of equal importance. In 2008, the United Kingdom to become the world’s wind energy use up Shanghai’s largest country with the largest number of wind power stations, total installed capacity is also second to none. Britain’s first offshore wind power station in December 2000 allowed the building after nearly 10 years of development, the United Kingdom has become the world’s largest offshore wind power station, with a total installed capacity of the largest countries. At present, the United Kingdom from the shore and offshore wind power station of 1.5 million is enough to supply electricity for household use. Among them, the sea of total wind power generating capacity by 20%. 5 where there are building power stations, to allow the end of 2009 with a total installed capacity to 80 billion watts. In addition, according to the British Wind Energy Association released a report that the next 10 years the United Kingdom plans to increase the 25 billion kilowatts of wind power generation equipment at sea by 2020, the United Kingdom the total wind power generation is expected to reach 33 billion watts. This means that the UK plans to build offshore wind power capacity accounts for almost half of the global market. In order to achieve the EU 2020 renewable energy target set by the British Government plans to land-based wind power generating capacity of six times to the present.
In addition, nuclear energy is also very important to the United Kingdom, a new energy. According to the United Kingdom recently published the “United Kingdom Energy Statistics 2009″, although the total nuclear power generation in the UK in the proportion of the electricity supply has decreased, but nuclear power generation in 2008 accounted for the proportion of the total electricity consumption is still as high as 12%. Britain now has 10 nuclear reactors for power generation, power generation in MW 10 billion over the next 15 years, 14 of which will expire in life. Although the need for vigorously developing nuclear power there are still some differences, but the British Government still hopes that the market prior to the expiration of the existing nuclear power plant, the construction of at least eight new nuclear power reactors, the United Kingdom intends to adopt a new generation of nuclear power reactors, each generating capacity MW 1.2 billion. Recently, authorized by British Prime Minister Tony Brown to a survey conducted August 5 report said the UK should develop nuclear energy, the goal is to make nuclear power growth in 2030 twice to three times the current level in order to reduce Britain’s import dependence on oil and gas.
