A “Dunkelflaute” period of weather has sent wind power generation tumbling in the UK, Germany and other parts of northern Europe. On Tuesday, it meant wind farms were only able to meet 3-4pc of the UK’s electricity demand during the morning and evening peaks, with gas-fired plants instead fired up to meet around 60pc of demand. A similar phenomenon was …
There will be some challenges, though, from people gathering in pubs and in front of the TV at home on Saturday to watch England play France in the World Cup quarter finals on Saturday. “There's been this huge debate about if we have cold weather in winter in Britain and France at the same time what will happen to the …
