Previously only known for its place in the shipping forecast, Dogger Bank has more recently been home to the world’s largest offshore wind farm under construction and, while it is still very much ‘under construction’, it has now begun generating power for the first time.
July, August and September this year saw renewables supplying more than 40% of Britain’s electricity for the first time in the third quarter. Furthermore, CO2 emissions fell below 150 g/kWh (grams per kilowatt-hour) for the first time on record.