According to Energy
corporation Drax, Britain’s daily generated electricity had more than half of
its measure supplied by wind power on Tuesday, AFP reported.

According to the company, which measured the status over the weekend, the country’s energy mix had a
record 50.56% wind power on Saturday, scaling past its previous 50% record set
in August.

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“For the first
time ever (on Saturday), amid #StormBella, more than half of Great Britain’s
electricity was generated by the wind,” Drax group tweeted.

The corporation informed
in their tweet that due to Storm Bella, more than half of Great Britain’s
electricity was generated by wind, further stating this to be the very first
instance of wind powering the country’s power over the duration of a whole day.

The news comes
ahead of the United Nation’s COP26 global climate change summit due to be held
in Glasgow, Scotland next year.

The situation certainly
helps Britain’s cause, who are looking for offshore wind farms to fulfil one-third
of the country’s electricity requirements by 2030 – a part of its attempt to
reach zero carbon emission by 2050 under the Paris Climate Accord.

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“Britain has
experienced a renewables revolution over the last decade with the growth of
biomass, wind and solar power,” Drax was also quoted as saying.

National Grid’s Electricity System Operator (NGESO) further brightened up the picture by informing via a statement that the average
carbon intensity in the country  – the
measurement of carbon dioxide emissions per unit of electricity consumed – had reached
a new low.