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The problem with wind power in the UK: increased dependence on fossil fuels

Posted on September 06, 2008

The BBC News science section has an interesting sketch of the different ways in which Europe's wind power potential and costs are tied to different regional circumstances. Simon Cox asks what happens when the wind doesn't blow, and compares the reality of intermittent power production in Denmark and the UK. In Britain, it is concluded, scaling up wind power will either mean an increased dependence on ever costlier fossil fuels - a troubling outcome - or heavy extra costs for energy storage or for exports.Experts counter this conclusion by stating that the baseload for wind in the UK does not h...

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