British wind power is booming

Britain is located in Europe, surrounded by the sea. Perhaps precisely because of this particular geographical environment, Britain can be said to have a special liberty in the research and development of marine energy resources. In the soon-to-be-exited Beihai oilfield, which is about to be depleted and the green energy has risen, the United Kingdom has paid more attention to the development of wind power generation. At present, the development of wind power is really in the ascendant.

Not long ago, a green energy project in the UK caused a great sensation - the world's largest offshore wind farm is currently in operation. The British media strongly reported that Chris Huon, the British Minister for Energy and Climate Change, had cut the ribbon at the site and praised the project as an "amazing achievement."

Minister Hugher said that the "shock" of the Sainite wind farm in Kent, not far from the capital of London, is indeed not self-conscious. Look at some of the data on this offshore wind farm. The Sainite wind farm was built by the famous European energy giant Watten Law, which cost 780 million pounds and was completed in two years. The offshore wind farm is built on a sea that is 12 kilometers away from the coast. It is spread over 35 square kilometers of sea. When the weather is good, it can be seen from the seashore. It stands like a forest like a majestic blue. The power station has 100 huge windmill generators. The height of each wind turbine is 115 meters, which is about the same as a 30-storey building. The three huge blades, each 44 meters long, slowly turn in the sea breeze, silently providing people with electricity. The Sainite wind farm has a design life of 25 years and a total installed capacity of 300 megawatts. The power generation capacity can meet the electricity demand of 200,000 British households.

Maria McCaffrey, CEO of the British Renewable Energy Association, said that the construction of the Sainite Offshore Wind Farm is a milestone for the British wind power industry and even the renewable energy industry.

However, the status of the “leader” of offshore wind power at Sainit Wind Farm will soon be taken away by another larger offshore wind farm. A wind farm named Tagabad will soon be built on the sea not far from the power station. The wind farm will have 140 wind generators, and the game is almost half of the nits. Moreover, the Greater Gabad Offshore Wind Farm will soon be overtaken by another giant offshore wind farm to be built in the Thames Estuary near London. The larger wind farm will have an installed capacity of 1,000 megawatts.

From the following perhaps boring figures can be seen the rapid development of wind power in the UK and the future booming scene:

There are currently 258 land-based wind farms in the United Kingdom with an installed capacity of 3,765 MW; 13 offshore wind farms with 1,341 MW of installed capacity; a total of 271 with an installed capacity of 5,106 MW.

There are 37 wind farms currently under construction in the United Kingdom with an installed capacity of 2,234 MW. There are 33 and 4 power generation sites on land and sea respectively, with installed capacity of 1,082 MW and 1,152 MW respectively. Obviously, the number of offshore power stations is small, but the size is increasing.

The United Kingdom has decided to build 198 wind farms with an installed capacity of 6,170 megawatts. There are 191 and 7 land and sea power farms, respectively, with installed capacity of 3,550 MW and 2,620 MW respectively.

There are 274 wind farms planned for construction in the United Kingdom with an installed capacity of nearly 9590 megawatts. There are 269 wind farms and 5 offshore wind farms, with installed capacity of 7330 MW and 2260 MW respectively.

After the Sainite Offshore Wind Farm was put into operation, the total onshore and offshore wind power in the UK reached more than 5,100 megawatts, enough to support 3 million households. Due to the rapid development of wind power, the proportion of renewable energy in the UK's power structure has risen from about 2% in 2002 to about 10% now. At this rate of development, the UK’s goal of achieving 30% of electricity from renewable sources by 2020 is achievable.