Sam Maclaine
@sammaclaine.bsky.social
I post Pro the environment and Renewable energy.
I comment on whatever I like, hopefully being polite and occasionally amusing.
I block anyone who doesn't allow responses 🙂
I comment on whatever I like, hopefully being polite and occasionally amusing.
I block anyone who doesn't allow responses 🙂
And it's not finished yet 🙂
www.edie.net/2025-officia...
www.edie.net/2025-officia...
2025 officially a record year for UK solar power generation - edie
The amount of UK power generated by solar this year has surpassed previous records by some margin, according to official new figures.
www.edie.net
December 26, 2025 at 11:19 AM
And it's not finished yet 🙂
www.edie.net/2025-officia...
www.edie.net/2025-officia...
Another new offshore wind farm approved (It's actually 1.1GW) 🙂
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December 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Another new offshore wind farm approved (It's actually 1.1GW) 🙂
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renews.biz/106042/break...
But of overseas news 🙂
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renews.biz
December 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
But of overseas news 🙂
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Another record for UK wind output. Nicely coordinating with pretty high demand but still only 47% of the total. More to come though 🙂
www.edie.net/uk-soars-pas...
www.edie.net/uk-soars-pas...
UK soars past wind power generation record for second time in two months - edie
Great Britain’s maximum wind generation record was broken on Friday, 5 December, the National Energy System Operator (NESO) has confirmed.
www.edie.net
December 9, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Another record for UK wind output. Nicely coordinating with pretty high demand but still only 47% of the total. More to come though 🙂
www.edie.net/uk-soars-pas...
www.edie.net/uk-soars-pas...
Not a bad 25 years 🙂
eciu.net/media/press-...
eciu.net/media/press-...
Offshore wind has cut UK’s spending on imported fuels by at least…
Analysis on 25th anniversary of commissioning of UK’s first offshore wind farm finds the technology is now main source of electricity from North Sea, overtaking gas
eciu.net
December 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Not a bad 25 years 🙂
eciu.net/media/press-...
eciu.net/media/press-...
Were going to need a bigger boat (grid) 🙂
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/04/o...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/04/o...
Ofgem approves GBP 10.3 billion investment in UK transmission grid
UK energy regulator green-lights transmission network operator budgets for five-year period. Initial budget of GBP 10.3 billion ($13.7 billion) approved with an upper-bound estimate of GBP 70 billion ...
www.pv-magazine.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Were going to need a bigger boat (grid) 🙂
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/04/o...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/04/o...
Sometimes described as 'The UK's Orsted', it looks like Labour's 'Great British Energy' has a significant intent by 2030 to get around 15GW of new generation in place 🤔
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Accelerating the UK’s clean energy future | Great British Energy
4 December 2025 Read the full Strategic Plan hereRead the accessible document here (HTML)
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December 5, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Sometimes described as 'The UK's Orsted', it looks like Labour's 'Great British Energy' has a significant intent by 2030 to get around 15GW of new generation in place 🤔
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Phase A - already generating as we speak 🤔
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/dog...
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/dog...
World's largest offshore windfarm off Yorkshire coast to boost economy by £6.1bn
The Dogger Bank Wind Farm will boost the UK economy by £6.1 billion during its lifetime and support thousands of British jobs over the next three decades, an independent report has found.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Phase A - already generating as we speak 🤔
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/dog...
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/dog...
Just look at the size of this thing. 🙂
Second Hornsea 3 Substation Topside En Route to Europe | Offshore Wind share.google/JDxtNgoft0Xj...
Second Hornsea 3 Substation Topside En Route to Europe | Offshore Wind share.google/JDxtNgoft0Xj...
Second Hornsea 3 Substation Topside En Route to Europe
Aibel has completed the second offshore converter station topside for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind project at its yard in Thailand. The substation, Hornsea 3 Link 2, has started its journey to Europe, ...
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October 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Just look at the size of this thing. 🙂
Second Hornsea 3 Substation Topside En Route to Europe | Offshore Wind share.google/JDxtNgoft0Xj...
Second Hornsea 3 Substation Topside En Route to Europe | Offshore Wind share.google/JDxtNgoft0Xj...
Nice to see the UK up with other World leaders in the deployment of Battery storage working with Renewables 🙂
October 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Nice to see the UK up with other World leaders in the deployment of Battery storage working with Renewables 🙂
How we would have had much higher electricity prices in 2024 without the increase in UK wind generation 🙂
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eciu.net/analysis/rep...
Marginal Gains: how wind is pushing gas out of the power market and…
Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter.
eciu.net
October 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
How we would have had much higher electricity prices in 2024 without the increase in UK wind generation 🙂
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eciu.net/analysis/rep...
Reposted by Sam Maclaine
In 2021, clean power covered Britain’s electricity demand for just 2.5 hours.
In 2025, it’s already 87 hours.
Still only 1.3% of the year – but the direction of travel is clear.
Dr Simon Evans reports
In 2025, it’s already 87 hours.
Still only 1.3% of the year – but the direction of travel is clear.
Dr Simon Evans reports
Great Britain has run on 100% clean power for record 87 hours in 2025 so far
Clean-energy sources have powered Great Britain entirely for a record 87 hours this year — a milestone toward 2030 targets
eastangliabylines.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 6:11 AM
In 2021, clean power covered Britain’s electricity demand for just 2.5 hours.
In 2025, it’s already 87 hours.
Still only 1.3% of the year – but the direction of travel is clear.
Dr Simon Evans reports
In 2025, it’s already 87 hours.
Still only 1.3% of the year – but the direction of travel is clear.
Dr Simon Evans reports
'Super batteries': Ofgem advances plans for new wave of Long Duration Energy Storage projects | BusinessGreen News share.google/uSksASt4Xlga...
'Super batteries': Ofgem advances plans for new wave of Long Duration Energy Storage projects
Regulator confirms selection of over 75 projects for new 'cap and floor' energy storage support scheme
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September 24, 2025 at 8:57 AM
'Super batteries': Ofgem advances plans for new wave of Long Duration Energy Storage projects | BusinessGreen News share.google/uSksASt4Xlga...
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The word in energy circles is that the UK passed a significant milestone yesterday: for one hour, Britain's entire domestic electricity demand was met entirely by clean sources.
September 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Interesting how low Electricity Demand per capita is in the UK. Guess that is related to us using gas for heating ? 🤔
September 16, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Interesting how low Electricity Demand per capita is in the UK. Guess that is related to us using gas for heating ? 🤔