Renewable power set to overtake fossil fuels in the UK this year for the first time

Particularly windy periods have meant certain days in the last few years have been dominated by renewable power - (PA Wire)

Renewable electricity production will surpass power generated from fossil fuels for a full year for the first time, according to a think tank.

While particularly windy periods have meant certain days in the last few years have been dominated by renewable power as turbines lit up the grid, this is the first time through an entire calendar year that renewable energy will be greater than power generated from burning oil, gas and coal.