Summoning the hive – Connecting Britain’s energy system community
Britain is at the forefront of a low-carbon energy system transformation. The amount of electricity coming from low-carbon generators, such as nuclear plants, wind turbines and solar panels, has doubled over the last decade, from 25% in 2009 to 53% in 2018. As a result, carbon intensity halved from nearly 500 to 217 grams of CO2 per kWh (Electric Insights). However, as an island with limited interconnection to its neighbours, a further reduction down to 100 g/kWh by 2030 (Fif
