Wales beats English regions on wind power

Wales generates more electricity from wind power than any region in England, a new government report says. Electricity from wind turbines and wave energy in Wales totalled 864 gigawatt hours in 2007, far ahead of the best-performing English region. North-West England trailed into second-place on 468.3 GWh.

The Energy Trends study by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) looked at renewable energy around the country. It reveals:

-- Scotland is the real leader in wind, generating 2,644 GWh compared to England's total of 1408.4. Scotland's output is three times that of Wales

-- In 2003, Wales created 391 GWh from wind, with England on 349.2 -- so England as a whole has experienced a huge growth in wind power

-- Total UK renewable generating generation is now 19,667.8 GWh, including hydro, small and big wind, wave, solar and biofuels

-- Electricity from landfill gas and biofuels comprise a huge portion of England generation: 3,997.7 GWh and 4,170.7 GWh respectively

-- There are now 205 large wind power installations in England, which are part of 847 sites generating electricity from renewable sources

-- Scotland has greatest renewable energy capacity, including 88 per cent of the UK's hydro resource

-- Ground source heat pumps are now generating the heat equivalent of 39 GWh from 3,000 locations

Still hungry for more green energy stat-facts? Skip straight to page 26 on the BERR report.