137年來，英國可再生能源電力首次超過了化石燃料

137年來，英國可再生能源電力首次超過了化石燃料

We've just hit another major milestone in the shift towards renewables: in the third quarter of 2019, the UK generated more electricity from renewable sources than it did from fossil fuel power stations, an industry report says.

一份行業(yè)報告稱，在向可再生能源的轉變中，我們剛剛達到另一個重要里程碑:2019年第三季度，英國可再生能源發(fā)電量超過化石燃料發(fā)電站。

If confirmed, that means the combined energy produced from wind farms, solar panels, biomass and hydropower plants (29.5 terawatt hours) exceeded the amount of energy produced from coal, oil, and gas (29.1 terawatt hours).

如果得到證實，這意味著風電場、太陽能電池板、生物質能和水力發(fā)電站(29.5太瓦小時)產生的總能量超過了煤、石油和天然氣(29.1太瓦小時)產生的總能量。

While the data needs to be independently verified, let's hope it signals a tipping point for the future of the country's energy production – this is something that hasn't happened since the UK's first public electricity generating power station opened in 1882.

雖然數據需要獨立核實，但我們希望它標志著英國未來能源生產的一個轉折點——這是自1882年英國首座公共發(fā)電廠建成以來從未發(fā)生過的事情。

Across July, August and September, renewable energy production accounted for 40 percent of the UK's electricity, with fossil fuels (mostly gas) just behind at 39 percent. Of the remaining 21 percent, the majority came from nuclear power stations.

7月、8月和9月，可再生能源生產占英國電力的40%，化石燃料(主要是天然氣)緊隨其后，占39%。剩下的21%中，大多數來自核電站。

According to Carbon Brief, fossil fuels may edge out renewables over 2019 as a whole when all the statistics are in, but it's a note of hope for the future. New wind farms coming online are the main reason for the bump in renewable energy production since June.

根據碳簡報(carbon brief)，當所有的統(tǒng)計數據都出來時，化石燃料可能會在2019年整體上淘汰可再生能源，但這是對未來的希望。新的風力發(fā)電場上線是6月份以來可再生能源產量激增的主要原因。

Less than 10 years ago, the fossil fuel contribution to the UK electricity market was around four-fifths, but the situation is quickly changing. Back in May, the country went six days without burning any coal at all – and indeed coal-powered plants are due to be phased out completely by 2025.

不到10年前，化石燃料對英國電力市場的貢獻約為五分之四，但情況正在迅速改變。早在五月份，英國就已經六天沒有燒煤了，事實上，燃煤發(fā)電廠將在2025年完全淘汰。

However, there is a caveat worth flagging: 12 percent of that renewable energy came from burning biomass and wood pellets, which don't meet the strictest definition of renewables – regrowing forests to suck up the carbon dioxide produced can take some time.

然而，有一個值得注意的問題：12%的可再生能源來自燃燒生物質和木質顆粒，這不符合可再生能源的最嚴格的定義——再生森林來吸收產生的二氧化碳需要一些時間。

Nevertheless, it's encouraging to see that the country that kicked off the Industrial Revolution is now helping to lead the way towards a renewable future – because of the UK's size it's not going to make the biggest difference to CO2 levels overall, but let's hope the more populous nations continue to follow suit.

然而，令人鼓舞的是，這個開啟了工業(yè)革命的國家現在正幫助引領一條通向可再生未來的道路——因為英國的規(guī)模，它不會對整體二氧化碳水平產生最大的影響，但讓我們希望人口更多的國家繼續(xù)效仿。