'Solar spring': How Britain's solar boom delivered a record-breaking start to the year

James Murray
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'Solar spring': How Britain's solar boom delivered a record-breaking start to the year

A new analysis reveals how UK solar and wind generation are complementing each other to drive down emissions and enhance energy security

Solar generation not only broke generation records during the first half of the year, it also helped compensate for relatively low wind farm generation, providing further evidence of how a renewables-dominated...

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