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Hot summer bestows solar power bounty on Britain

The recent weeks of strong sunshine and a surge in installation of PV panels has resulted in a record level of solar power generation in the UK. There are now over 450,000 solar installations, almost all on household roofs, with 100,000 of these being installed this year. On a sunny day solar power can generate approximately 2% of UK demand over a 24 hour period. Last Tuesday the UK generated approximately 16,000 MWh of Tuesday compared to 9,900 MWh of wind said Ray Noble, PV specialist at the Solar trade Association showing there is a lot of potential for solar energy in the UK.

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Keywords: Solar panels - Solar energy

Countries: UK -

Subjects: Wind power

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