Offshore renewable energy tumbles in price
Is this a hugely significant moment for energy economics and policy in the UK?
Offshore wind power is now cheaper than nuclear energy according to new statistics from the National Grid. Roger Harrabin reports here for BBC news. The price of offshore wind power has fallen by more than 50 per cent over the last two years as the scale and efficiency of giant turbines used in the sector has expanded. Naturally, Greenpeace is delighted!
Sky News below mentions the impact of contract auctions in the UK energy market
Cost of new offshore wind power set to fall by 50% over next five years following award of new government contracts https://t.co/5PZolPKdSB
— Sky News (@SkyNews) September 11, 2017
RenewableUK's @ELPinchbeck speaking to the BBC on offshore wind auction: "These figures are truly astonishing" https://t.co/g8JIGF2MQ4
— RenewableUK (@RenewableUK) September 11, 2017
#UK Government go full tilt for offshore #windpower #renewableenergy #cleanenergy #climatechange https://t.co/EENtfFAalc via @telebusiness
— futurewave #FBPE (@itsfuturewave) September 11, 2017
Subscribe to email updates from the tutor2u Economics
Join 1000s of fellow Economics teachers and students all getting the tutor2u Economics team's latest resources and support delivered fresh in their inbox every morning.
You can also follow @tutor2uEconomics on Twitter, subscribe to our YouTube channel, or join our popular Facebook Groups.
Job board
Teacher of Business Studies
Cedars Upper School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
Related Collections
Your Might Also Like
From the Blog
More In the News
-
Economics Teacher National Conference 2018
Join us for the enrichment CPD event of 2018 for all Economics teachers. Firmly established as the biggest & best Economics CPD course, this is an opportunity to sit back, relax...
-
Essential A Level Economics in Year 1
This course is designed to support non-specialist, inexperienced or newly-qualified teachers of A Level Economics.
Popular Content
-
Synoptic Example Essays (Volume 1) for A Level EconomicsSynoptic Example Essays (Volume 1) for A Level Economics
- SKU: 02-4130-30039-03
-
Printed Edition
-
Student personal license
- £5.00
Added to your Shopping Cart!
Synoptic Example Essays (Volume 1) for A Level Economics
- SKU: 02-4130-30039-03
-
Printed Edition
- £5.00
-
Behavioural Economics Example Essays (Volume 1) for A Level EconomicsBehavioural Economics Example Essays (Volume 1) for A Level Economics
- SKU: 02-4130-30038-03
-
Printed Edition
-
Student personal license
- £5.00
Added to your Shopping Cart!
Behavioural Economics Example Essays (Volume 1) for A Level Economics
- SKU: 02-4130-30038-03
-
Printed Edition
- £5.00
Teaching Vacancies
-
Student Revision Workshops Contributor
tutor2u, Home based
-
A-level Teacher (FT/PT)
Winland Academy Ltd, London
-
Teacher of Economics 9 days left to apply
Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, Elstree, Hertfordshire
-
Teachers of Business and/or Economics (Part Time or Full Time)
Peter Symonds College, Winchester, Hampshire
New - Browse all jobs ›
Advertise your vacancies with tutor2u
Much cheaper & more effective than TES or the Guardian. Reach the audience you really want to apply for your teaching vacancy by posting directly to our website and related social media audiences.