Rising levels of power generation from renewable sources was a key reason why fossil fuel generation fell to a record low in the three months to September 30. A new report by energy market analyst EnAppSys shows that wind, biomass and solar plants all produced more electricity than in the…

A rise in the level of renewable energy power generation saw fossil fuel generation fall to record lows last month for the second successive August. Generation from fossil fuels amounted to just 8.7TWh last month, only marginally higher than the 8.6TWh posted in August 2017. These figures represent the lowest…