The SNP is calling on the UK Government to invest in storing energy from renewable sources after 106% of Scotland’s electricity needs were generated by wind in a single day. The call follows Weather Energy data endorsed by WWF Scotland which reported turbines provided 39,545 megawatt-hours of electricity to the National Grid last Sunday. Renewable-energy storage facilities would overcome the fundamental ‘design flaw’ of wind power turbines, which only work when the wind blows at just the right ‘Goldilocks’ speed: too little wind means no power, whilst too much wind means they have to shut down to protect them from damage or are paid to shut down by the Grid for over-producing – which still means no electricity.
Scottish Energy News 19th Aug 2016 read more »