{"id":33931,"date":"2022-05-16T09:50:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T08:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myenergi.com\/?post_type=guides&#038;p=33931"},"modified":"2022-09-15T10:33:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T09:33:29","slug":"uk-powered-by-renewables","status":"publish","type":"guides","link":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/guides\/uk-powered-by-renewables\/","title":{"rendered":"How much of the UK is powered by renewable energy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id='block-header-basic-block_627d1dffdd687'  class='flexi-block header-basic-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 relative '>\n\n\n    <div class=\"relative \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container flex flex-col mx-auto    justify-end py-11 md:py-9 lg:py-11 \">\n\t\t<div class=\"first-mt-0 \">\n                            <h1 class=\"h2 lg:h3 !mb-0\">\n                    How much of the UK is powered by renewable energy?                <\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative flex flex-wrap justify-between w-full mx-auto\">\n    <div class=\"w-full py-5 breadcrumbs\">\n        <nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block-fifty-fifty-img-txt-block_627d1e55dd688\"  class=\"bg-white flexi-block fifty-fifty-img-txt-block  \">\n\t<div class=\"container relative z-10 flex flex-wrap justify-center pb-0 mx-auto pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 \">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-wrap w-full justify-center lg:justify-between items-center    \">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"w-full load-hidden image-wrapper lg:w-1\/2 md:max-w-[500px] lg:max-w-none  xl:pr-3.9\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img1-3-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"w-full rounded-2.5xl\" alt=\"\" style=\"opacity: 1\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img1-3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img1-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img1-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img1-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img1-3-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img1-3-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img1-3-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/img1-3.jpg 1410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>                <\/div>\n\n            \n            \n                <div class=\"w-full self-center lg:w-1\/2 md:max-w-[500px] lg:max-w-none lg:pl-20 2xl:pl-45 pt-12 lg:pt-0 load-hidden content-wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 \">\n                        <h2 class=\"h3  text-left  \">How much of the UK is currently powered by renewable energy?<\/h2>\n<p>In Q1 of 2019 (January-March), 35.8% of the UK\u2019s electricity generation came from renewable sources, according to the latest\u00a0government report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProvisional calculations show that 11.0 per cent of final energy consumption in 2018 came from renewable sources, up from 9.9 (revised) per cent in 2017,\u201d the report states.<\/p>\n<p>This still falls below the UK\u2019s 15% goal, but it does in fact meet the fourth interim target. Signs do point to our reliance on renewable energy continuing to increase, with a governmental study just two years ago proving that just\u00a01% of the UK is \u2018strongly opposed\u2019 to renewables.<\/p>\n<p>Since that study, there have been plenty of eye-opening stats, discoveries and studies on the countless positives of renewable energy, giving it even more positive attention and publicity.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id='block-simple-content-block_627d1fb1dd690'  class='flexi-block simple-content-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 '>\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto wide-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-inner bg-white rounded-2.5xl \">\n\n            <div class=\"mx-auto first-mt-0 last-mb-0 max-w-[90%] xl:max-w-[990px]  \">\n\n                <h5 class=\"h3  text-left  \">Why has our reliance on renewable energy increased?<\/h5>\n<p>The increased focus on tackling global warming and climate change is responsible for the growth of renewable energy in the UK in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>We are now more aware than ever of the damaging and lasting impact of fossil fuels on our planet, with policy and decision-makers, influencers, businesses, and the general public all looking to\u00a0decrease their carbon footprint.<\/p>\n<p>People are consistently finding more and more\u00a0reasons to install sustainable and renewable energy sources\u00a0in their homes and businesses. From reducing emissions to cutting down bills, it is no coincidence that we are now seeing more of the following power generators:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Solar panels<\/li>\n<li>Wind turbines<\/li>\n<li>Geothermal<\/li>\n<li>Hydroelectric turbines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div id='block-columns-block_627d24d84ce14'  class='bg-white flexi-block columns-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 columns overflow-x-hidden'>\n\t\t<div class=\"container relative z-10 mx-auto max-w-8xl\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-7.5 lg:grid-cols-2 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full w-full load-hidden flex flex-wrap flex-col column column-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 grow content-wrapper relative sm:px-10 pb-7 xl:pl-20 xl:pr-32 lg:py-16 pt-9 pb-8 md:pb-[62px] lg:pt-14 md:pt-16 sm:bg-grey-19 rounded-b-2.5xl !rounded-2.5xl \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"h3 !text-green text-left  \">What more can be done to increase our renewable energy usage and reduce emissions?<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full w-full load-hidden flex flex-wrap flex-col column column-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 grow content-wrapper relative sm:px-10 pb-7 xl:pl-20 xl:pr-32 lg:py-16 pt-9 pb-8 md:pb-[62px] lg:pt-14 md:pt-16 sm:bg-grey-19 rounded-b-2.5xl !rounded-2.5xl \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The solution is simple: the more we replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources, the healthier our planet will be.<\/p>\n<p>To combat\u00a0climate change, we need to make the most of our natural resources \u2013 wind, solar, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>By using such sustainable and renewable power generation, while maximising their capacity and capabilities with\u00a0green energy products\u00a0such as\u00a0zappi,\u00a0eddi\u00a0and\u00a0harvi, we are decreasing our reliance on the grid and new power generation.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","guides-category":[34,35],"class_list":["post-33931","guides","type-guides","status-publish","hentry","guides-category-frequently-asked-questions","guides-category-industry-made-easy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides\/33931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/guides"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides\/33931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44413,"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides\/33931\/revisions\/44413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"guides-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides-category?post=33931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}