Windpower Engineering & Development

  • Home
  • Articles
    • Wind Power Blogs
    • Turbine design
      • Components
        • Bearings
        • Coatings & materials
        • Couplings
        • Hydraulics
        • Lubricants
        • Manufacturing
        • Nacelle
        • Blades
        • Seals & slip rings
      • Electrical systems
        • Cables & connectors
        • Encoders
        • Obstruction lighting
        • Energy storage
        • Transformers
      • Testing
    • Construction
      • Maintenance & operations
  • Resources
    • Wind Farm Map
    • Wind Turbine Selector Tool
    • Wind Power Videos
  • Webinars
  • Podcasts
  • Suppliers
  • Leadership
    • 2017 Winners
    • 2016 Winners
  • Subscribe
    • Subscribe to Windpower Engineering & Development
    • Enewsletter Subscription
  • Digital issues

New report highlights cost-saving benefits of onshore wind in the UK

By Amy Stankiewicz | June 11, 2018

Wind farm

A new report shows that awarding contracts for 5 GW of new onshore wind power between 2019 and 2025 could deliver a net payback to UK consumers of £1.6 billion.

A new report titled The Power of Onshore Wind from renewable-energy consultants BVG Associates shows that awarding contracts for 5 GW of new onshore wind power between 2019 and 2025 could deliver a net payback to UK consumers of £1.6 billion.

The study analyzed five Contract for Difference (CfD) auctions held from 2019 and at 18-month intervals thereafter. Each has a maximum capacity of 1GW.

Forecasts show that the costs of new onshore wind projects will drop beneath the government’s forecast wholesale electricity price from 2023, delivering a net benefit for UK electricity consumers, the report states. ScottishPower Renewables, Vattenfall, innogy, and Statkraft provided support for the study, and BVG issued it in concert with the first-ever Onshore Wind Week in the UK.

Over the five auctions,86% of the projects by capacity will be built in Scotland and 12% in Wales. Less than 2% will be built in England, according to the study. Around 18,000 skilled jobs will be supported during the peak years of construction, with 8,500 people employed in long-term skilled jobs when all the wind farms are operating.

“The UK Government has identified clean growth as a grand challenge for the future,” said Guy Mortimer, Vattenfall’s UK head of onshore wind development. “With political support, onshore wind, as evidence from the BVG report confirms, will rise to meet that challenge, lowering bills for British households and creating interesting and inspiring jobs for British workers.”

You may also like:


  • New WWEA report identifies success factors for wind power

  • Paris ambitions require at least 60% electrification of EU economy,…

  • Canadian researchers team up to study impacts of climate change…

About The Author

Amy Stankiewicz

Tell Us What You Think! Cancel reply

Related Articles Read More >

(IRENA) has analysed the innovation landscape for VRE integration, mapping and categorising innovative solutions and on-the-ground examples.
IRENA maps how to best integrate variable renewable energy
Offshore wind farm
U.S. senators propose Offshore Wind for Territories Act
In addition to touchscreen compatibility, the new gloves feature meets EN 388: 2121 X standards and makes use of a stretchy, breathable polymesh construction for all-day comfort and high levels of dexterity.
Ergodyne offers new line of touchscreen-friendly, protective work gloves
In December, Apex Clean Energy announced the execution of a power purchase agreement with Xcel Energy for Dakota Range Wind III and the sale of the project to an affiliate of ENGIE North America.
Dakota Range III approved for construction

Wind Talk Podcasts

WindTalk

Windpower Editor Michelle Froese interviews the industry's biggest newsmakers and allows them to tell their stories.

Listen Now

Windpower Engineering & Development Digital Edition

Digital Edition

Browse the most current issue of Windpower Engineering & Development and back issues in an easy to use high quality format. Clip, share and download with the leading wind power engineering magazine today.

Webinars
Windpower Engineering & Development
  • Wind Articles
  • Subscribe to Windpower Engineering
  • Advertising
  • Privacy Policy
  • Site Map
  • Meet our Team
  • Windpower Engineering & Development Network

Copyright © 2019 WTWH Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Site Map | Privacy Policy | RSS

Search Windpower Power Engineering & Development

  • Home
  • Articles
    • Wind Power Blogs
    • Turbine design
      • Components
        • Bearings
        • Coatings & materials
        • Couplings
        • Hydraulics
        • Lubricants
        • Manufacturing
        • Nacelle
        • Blades
        • Seals & slip rings
      • Electrical systems
        • Cables & connectors
        • Encoders
        • Obstruction lighting
        • Energy storage
        • Transformers
      • Testing
    • Construction
      • Maintenance & operations
  • Resources
    • Wind Farm Map
    • Wind Turbine Selector Tool
    • Wind Power Videos
  • Webinars
  • Podcasts
  • Suppliers
  • Leadership
    • 2017 Winners
    • 2016 Winners
  • Subscribe
    • Subscribe to Windpower Engineering & Development
    • Enewsletter Subscription
  • Digital issues