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Scotland Is Now Generating So Much Wind Energy That It Could Power Two Scotlands:-

We have an impressive stat to celebrate in the first half of 2019, Scotland generated enough energy from wind power to supply its homes twice over.

It’s a record high for wind energy in Scotland. March was the high watermark, with 2,194,981 MWh of output produced in the month.

“These are amazing figures, Scotland’s wind energy revolution is clearly continuing to power ahead,” says Robin Parker, the Climate & Energy Policy Manager at the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). “Up and down the country, we are all benefiting from cleaner energy and so is the climate.”

According to the World Economic Forum, Scotland is now aiming for 100 percent renewable electricity by 2020 (that’s next year, folks!). Talk about wind power, ya ken?

“These figures show harnessing Scotland’s plentiful onshore wind potential can provide clean green electricity for millions of homes across not only Scotland, but England as well.”

The UK as a whole is on a roll as far as renewable energy is concerned, because it just managed its longest stretch without relying on coal power since the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century. Gas turbines, nuclear power, solar energy and other renewables all played a part.

Other Countries Contribution In Generating Renewable Energy:-

Other countries are also benefiting from the increasing potential of renewables. Germany is another nation where renewable energy production has exceeded demand, thanks to heavy investment in wind and solar.

Then there's the Qinghai Province in northwest China – home to some 5 million citizens – which has been running for weeks at a time on renewable energy, using sources including solar, wind and hydro power.

Notably U.S. does not generate more electricity from wind(Only 7 percent of Scotland's electricity generated from wind.)  because of wind variability, the window-shadow effect, local heating and some other issues. 

Conclusion:-

Scotland is something of a pioneer when it comes to wind power, with onshore and offshore farms now at a capacity of 8,423 MW as of December 2018. The country is hoping to supply all of its energy from renewables within the next 12 months, a target it's on course to meet.

"These figures really highlight the consistency of wind energy in Scotland and why it now plays a major part in the UK energy market," says Alex Wilcox Brooke, Weather Energy Project Manager at Severn Wye Energy Agency.