Wind farms across Britain have set a second power generation record within the space of a week, producing 20,896MW of electricity on Wednesday 2 November. National Grid ESO said the milestone was achieved during a 30-minute period around noon when wind farms accounted for 53% of Britain’s electricity. On the same day, low-carbon sources – wind, solar, nuclear, hydro and storage – provided 70% of the country’s electricity. It comes just seven days after a previous record was set by onshore and offshore wind projects, when 19,936MW was generated over a half-hour period. RenewableUK chief executive Dan McGrail said: “Generating more than 20GW of [...]