THE FINANCIAL IMPACTS OF WIND ENERGY
Source: UCL- Colm O’ Shea, Piers Horne, Mark Maslin- Modelling the long-term financial benefits of UK investment in wind energy generation( 2025)
WRITTEN BY: JASMIN JESSEN
WIND IS THE LARGEST SOURCE OF POWER IN THE UK AT
30 %
FROM 2010 TO 2021, EACH ADDITIONAL MCM / DAY OF EXTRA GAS DEMAND IN EUROPE INCREASED PRICES BY
0.4 %
80 %
70 %
WIND TURBINES IN THE UK RECOUP THE ENERGY USED IN THEIR MANUFACTURE, TRANSPORT AND INSTALLATION WITHIN
12-24 MONTHS
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