據能源新聞12月22日消息稱，周四發布的數據顯示，英國可再生能源發電在2019年第三季度達到28.8太瓦時，正好超過天然氣發電。

英國商業、能源和產業戰略部發布的《能源趨勢》顯示，今年7月至9月，可再生能源在發電量中所占比例達到38.9%。這個創紀錄的數字也是有史以來第一次略高于天然氣的份額(38.8%)。核能發電量從2018年同期的23%降至18.4%。煤炭占1.0%。

總體而言，化石燃料的發電份額在2019年第三季度下降到了40.1%，官方稱這是“歷史最低水平”。 相比之下，低碳電力的份額增長了57.3%，創下了可再生能源發電的最高紀錄。

將可再生能源的數據細分后，2019年第三季度的生物能源發電量為8.9太瓦時。水力的發電量為1.4太瓦時，與去年同期相比增長了58%，這在很大程度上是由于“今年8月是2000年以來最潮濕的一個月”。

風力發電量達到14.1太瓦時，陸上和海上風力發電分別同比增長24%和43%。太陽能光伏發電量為4.4太瓦時，下降了2.8%。

截至第三季度末，可再生能源發電能力達到46.9吉瓦，較上年同期增長3.2吉瓦。

英國可再生能源政策和監管主管Rebecca Williams在一份聲明中表示:“今年可再生能源發電份額首次超過了天然氣，這是一個歷史性的轉折點。”

Williams補充道：“這是一個好消息，我們所有人都致力于盡快、盡可能低成本地實現凈零排放。” 表示，該貿易協會“期待與新政府密切合作，加快向清潔能源的過渡。”

曹海斌 摘譯自 能源新聞

原文如下：

Renewables’ share of electricity generation surpasses gas for first time in UK

The U.K. saw electricity generation from renewables hit 28.8 terawatt hours (TWh) in the third quarter of 2019, according to figures released Thursday, just bettering gas-generated electricity.

The Department of for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Energy Trends publication shows that renewables’ share of electricity generation hit 38.9% between July and September. This record figure was also, for the first time ever, very slightly higher than the share for gas (38.8%). Electricity powered by nuclear fell to 18.4% compared to 23% for the same period in 2018. Coal accounted for 1.0%.

Overall, fossil fuels’ share of generation dropped to 40.1% in the third quarter of 2019, which authorities described as a “record low.” By contrast, low carbon electricity’s share grew to 57.3%, a record high that was boosted by generation from renewables.

Breaking the figures for renewables down, bioenergy generation in the third quarter of 2019 came to 8.9 TWh. Hydro was responsible for 1.4 TWh, a 58% increase compared to a year earlier that was due in no small part to what was described as “the wettest August since 2000.”

Wind generation hit 14.1 TWh, with onshore and offshore wind production growing by 24% and 43% compared to a year earlier. Solar photovoltaic production was 4.4 TWh, which represents a 2.8% decline.

The end of the third quarter saw renewable electricity capacity reach 46.9 gigawatts, a 3.2 GW increase compared to a year before.

“We’ve reached a historic tipping point with renewables outperforming gas for the first quarter ever,” Rebecca Williams, head of policy and regulation at RenewableUK, said in a statement.

“This is great news all of us who are committed to reaching net zero emissions as fast and as cheaply as possible,” Williams added, stating that the trade association was “looking forward to working closely with the new Government to speed up the transition to clean power.”