onshore wind

  • Power and gas networks

    Push to meet renewables targets intensifies charging differences in GB

    Higher transmission costs for generators in Scotland have been a feature of the GB electricity market since the introduction of cost reflective pricing, but with the ambition to increase generation levels from offshore and onshore wind and meet Net Zero generation targets, this is likely to increase. In this week’s...

  • Low carbon generation

    Germinating: The growth of onshore wind and solar PV pipeline capacity since March 2020

    The application window for Contract For Difference (CfD) Allocation Round Four (AR4) closed on 14 January. While we await news on the timetable and next steps for the auction, this 'Chart of the week' takes stock of how the pipeline for onshore wind and solar PV has developed since the...

  • Low carbon generation

    CfD Allocation Round 4: how much capacity might we expect?

    On 13 September, BEIS published the draft budget notice and draft Allocation Framework for Allocation Round 4 (AR4) of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, scheduled to open in December 2021. BEIS set out a total draft budget of £265mn (in 2011-12 money) for AR4, meaning that total spend in...

  • Low carbon generation

    Australian Chart of the week | Going for green: record level of wind generation in the NEM

    In the spirit of the Australian Olympic team, instantaneous wind generation in the National Energy Market (NEM) reached new heights during a blustery end to July. Output hit a record 6,427MW at 8:05 pm on 25 July, after breaking 6,000MW for the first time just the day before. In this...

  • Low carbon generation

    Australian Chart of the week | Examining Victoria’s recent wind drought

    This ‘Chart of the week’ examines the recent spell of low wind generation in Victoria and associated elevated prices. Previously, ‘Chart of the week’ issue 78 highlights the risk of wind droughts within the National Electricity Market (NEM) due to the high correlation of wind fronts both within states and...

  • Low carbon generation

    Chart of the week | What might compete in upcoming Capacity Market auctions?

    The next round of Capacity Market (CM) auctions are set to take place in March 2021, starting with the T-1 (Delivery Year 2021-22) on 2 March followed by the T-4 (Delivery Year 2024-25) on 9 March. The prequalification window for these auctions have been open since 20 July 2020 and...

  • Low carbon generation

    Chart of the week | I’ve got the (re)power: extensions & repowering in onshore wind

    With the release of our latest Renewables Pipeline Tracker Report, this week’s 'Chart of the week' analyses the report findings for repowering and extensions of onshore wind sites in GB. This sector of the market has not as yet seen the same attention from policymakers as new build. However, without...

  • Low carbon generation

    Chart of the week | Offshore wind – OFTO the bank

    With the Government recently announcing the offshore transmission network review, this Chart of the Week takes a look at the recent trends in the OFTO tender process. The OFTO regime was established in 2009 by the Government and Ofgem. In many countries, responsibility for constructing and operating offshore electricity transmission...

  • Low carbon generation

    Pixie Chart of the week | Germany demonstrates benefit of auction system

    Germany regularly runs auctions to subsidise renewable generation capacity. In 2020, it plans to run 20 auctions – seven solar, seven onshore wind, three biomass and three mixed wind and solar – as well as six for CHP engines, seeking nearly 7GW of capacity in total. The auctions set a...

  • Low carbon generation

    Chart of the week | Get a load of this! Wind output in January 2020

    January 2020 was a groundbreaking month for renewables due to high wind performance. Consequently, National Grid ESO announced Great Britain's electricity system in January was the greenest on record. This week's Chart of the week discusses the record-breaking performance of wind. As well as its effect on onshore and offshore...

  • Low carbon generation

    Chart of the week | Swing low: T-3 Capacity Market auction

    In this week's Chart of the week, we discuss the provisional results of the T-3 Capacity Market (CM) auction for Delivery Year 2022-23, published on Friday 31 January by the EMR Delivery Body (National Grid ESO). The clearing price was £6.44/kW/year, the lowest ever in a multi-year (T-4 or T-3) Capacity Market auction....

  • Low carbon generation

    Chart of the week | En-Route to market in 2020?

    Published on the 14 January was the latest update of Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). In summary, it provided an overview of current and planned green energy projects across Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In this week’s Chart of the week, we look at the government’s Renewable Energy Planning Database. It discusses...

  • Energy storage and flexibility

    Australian Chart of the week | Early coal closure signalled: a sign of things to come?

    The news from Alinta this week that one of Victoria’s largest coal plants - Loy Yang B - is unlikely to see out the full length of its licence should not be a major surprise to the market. The 1.1GW Loy Yang B station has a licence to run until...

  • Low carbon generation

    Chart of the week | Turning on the tap: the renewables pipeline

    This week's Chart of the Week looks at the updated Renewable energy Planning Database (REPD) which tracks the progress of new renewables projects through the planning system. The data is often used to quantify the pipeline of new renewables capacity that could come forward. Our chart gives the capacity of onshore wind...

  • Low carbon generation

    Pixie Chart of the week | New US solar on par with extant coal: Lazard

    Lazard published its annual update to the costs of electricity generation and storage in the USA on 8 November. The reports, Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis (v12.0) and Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Storage Analysis (v4.0) show a continued decline in the costs of alternative energy technologies. Significantly, the costs...

  • Low carbon generation

    Pixie Chart of the week | The changing face of German onshore wind

    The results of the 1 August auction for onshore wind in Germany confirmed a perhaps surprising trend: the sustained fall in auction prices throughout 2017 has been overmatched by the rising prices throughout 2018. Tri-monthly auctions have been held since May 2017. The first delivered a price of €57.10/MWh (£51.40/MWh)...