The recent bout of stormy weather may have cast a shadow over many people's summer plans, but it has resulted in record summertime yields for Britain's wind farms. Figures released today show that on Sunday night (10 August), as the aftermath of Hurricane Bertha battered parts of Britain, wind energy took its highest-ever portion of the country's August energy mix. The Met Office issued weather warnings in parts of Scotland and the North, but the inclement conditions meant that between 21:30 and 22:00, wind generation averaged 5007MW, which accounted for 17% of the UK's total energy provision. Over the same period of time, coal power provided 11% of the total mix, with gas and nuclear energy combining to deliver the dominant portion at 30%.
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