July 1887, Glasgow, Scotland. The first windmill for electricity production is built by Professor James Blyth of Anderson’s College, Glasgow (now Strathclyde University). The professor experiments with three different turbine designs, the last of which is said to have powered his Scottish home for 25 years.
1991 – Cornwall, UK. The UK’s first onshore windfarm is opened in Delabole, Cornwall. The farm consists of 10 turbines and produces enough energy for 2,700 homes.
2003 – North Wales, UK. The UK’s first offshore windfarm is opened. North Hoyle offshore windfarm is located 7-8km off the north Wales coast between Prestatyn and Rhyl and consists of 30 2mW turbines.
2007 – Stirling, UK. Installed capacity of wind power in the UK reaches 2gW, with the opening of the Braes O’Doune wind farm, in Scotland, which produces 72mW of power.
The UK announced plans for thousands of new offshore wind turbines which could power every home in Britain by 2020.
2008 – UK. The EU sets the UK government a target to increase the contribution of renewables to UK electricity to 20% by 2020 as part of efforts to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance energy security.
Plans to build one of Europe’s largest onshore wind farms in the Outer Hebrides were rejected after Scottish ministers ruled the £500m scheme would devastate a globally significant peatland.
There are currently 186 operational wind farms in the UK (both onshore and offshore) with 2,120 turbines creating enough energy to power the equivalent of 1,523,052 homes and saving 6,156,175 tonnes of carbon. There are 42 in construction, with a further 134 consented and 268 in planning.
Looking at the development of wind turbines over the last years we can see a significant growth with significant technology improvements. About 30% growth per year for a decade. Infinite Electricity Ltd expects a similar growth story for tidal power over the next 30 years.
July 1887, Glasgow, yr Alban. Adeiladwyd y melin wynt gyntaf ar gyfer cynhyrchu trydan gan yr Athro James Blyth o Coleg Anderson, Glasgow (bellach Prifysgol Strathclyde). Mae’r athro yn arbrofi gyda thair dyluniad gwahanol o ddyrbinau, ac y dywedir mai’r olaf a gynhyrchodd drydan i’w gartref yn yr Alban am 25 mlynedd. 1991 – Cornwall, y DU. Agorir fferm wynt ar y tir gyntaf yn Delabole, Cornwall. Mae’r fferm yn cynnwys 10 ddyrbinau ac yn cynhyrchu digon o ynni i 2,700 o gartrefi. 2003 – Gogledd Cymru, y DU. Agorir fferm wynt ar y môr gyntaf yn y DU. Mae fferm wynt North Hoyle offshore wedi’i lleoli 7-8km oddi ar arfordir gogledd Cymru rhwng Prestatyn a Rhyl ac yn cynnwys 30 ddyrbinau 2MW. 2007 – Stirling, y DU. Cyrraeddodd y capasiti gosod o ynni gwynt yn y DU 2gW, gyda chyflwyniad fferm wynt Braes O’Doune, yn yr Alban, sy’n cynhyrchu 72MW o drydan. Cyhoeddodd y DU gynlluniau ar gyfer miloedd o ddyrbinau wynt newydd ar y môr a allai gyflenwi pob cartref yn y Deyrnas Unedig erbyn 2020. 2008 – y DU. Mae’r UE yn gosod targed i Lywodraeth y DU i gynyddu cyfraniad adnewyddadwy i drydan y DU i 20% erbyn 2020 fel rhan o ymdrechion i leihau’n sylweddol allyriadau nwyon tŷ gwydr ac i wella diogelwch ynni. Gwrthodwyd cynlluniau i adeiladu un o ffermydd gwynt ar y tir mwyaf yn Ewrop yn y Hebrideanau Ychaf ar ôl i weinidogion yr Alban benderfynu y byddai’r cynllun gwerth £500m yn dinistrio tyrau gwybedog o bwys i’r byd yn fyd-eang. Ar hyn o bryd, mae 186 o ffermydd gwynt yn gweithredu yn y DU (ar y tir ac ar y môr) gyda 2,120 o ddyrbinau yn creu digon o ynni i bwer cyfatebol i 1,523,052 o gartrefi ac yn arbed 6,156,175 tunnellau o garbon. Mae 42 mewn adeiladu, gyda 134 wedi eu cymeradwyo ac 268 mewn cynllunio. Edrych ar ddatblygiad y ddyrbinau gwynt dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf, gallwn weld twf sylweddol gyda gwelliannau technolegol sylweddol. Am tua 30% twf bob blwyddyn am ddegawd. Mae Infinite Electricity Ltd yn disgwyl stori dwf debyg i rym ynni llanw dros y 30 mlynedd nesaf.