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Britain 'faces blackouts' unless green balance improves, leading engineer warns
2014-07-13 01:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Britain risks widespread electricity blackouts unless it improves the network's ability to balance intermittent supply from renewable energy sources, a leading engineer has warned. The UK is legally bound to produce nearly a third of its electricity from renewable sources such as wind and solar by 2020, requiring a large number of rapidly deployable gas-fired power stations to be on standby to pick up the slack at times when the sun and wind are insufficient. Hugh Sharman is an engineering...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical