UK to supply electricity to all households through offshore wind power generation by 2030

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced at the Conservative Party convention that by 2030 all households in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will have electricity generated from renewable sources, with the goal of making the UK greener. Johnson said he could get the power to run everything from electric kettles to washing machines to heating and electric cars without guilt from the wind.

At least 40 GW of power is required to achieve this goal. In a plan announced in March 2019, Prime Minister Johnson said he would get 30 GW of offshore wind power by 2030, but at the time of the December election of the same year, the Prime Minister promised to raise this to 40 GW if the Conservatives win.

However, the COVID-19 disaster that followed has shaken the lives and economy of people around the world. Even in the UK, the government has invested a lot of money to maintain industry and protect employment, so it is not strange to put some plans on hold, including measures to protect the environment. But Prime Minister Johnson said he would not hold back. It has also invested £160 million in the construction of ports and factories to build the next generation of offshore wind power. As a result, the construction industry alone will create 2,000 jobs and a total of 60,000 jobs.

Meanwhile, market research firm Aurora Energy Research points out that the construction of a 40 GW wind power plant will require an investment of £50 billion, and that one wind turbine will need to be installed per day to complete it within 10 years. It is also pointed out that this announcement is a glimpse of a wide range of environmental measures to be announced soon. Various measures include transportation means using hydrogen as an energy source, high-efficiency housing, and smart cities.

The UK aims to make the country carbon-free by 2050, and new environmental measures are expected to help achieve zero carbon emissions. At the same time, the recovery of employment lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic can also be expected. Related information can be found here.