United Kingdom
The United Kingdom (UK) is located in Northern Europe, covers 242,495 km2 (93,628 mile2) of land surface, and has a population of 68.2 million people (UN data, 2021). The UK’s primary energy production is 1,422 terawatt-hours (TWh), and energy supply per capita is 30 MWh (UN data, 2021). Oil is the largest source of energy consumed, accounting for 39% of the national total (Our World in Data, 2023). The UK is home to 181 threatened species (UN data, 2021).
The UK is currently a member of Ocean Energy Systems, participating in OES-Environmental. The UK had 4 policy and 8 project highlights in the 2023 OES Annual Report.
The UK is currently a member of IEA Wind, participating in WREN. The UK had a total installed wind power capacity of 28.7 GW by the end of 2022, an increase of 3.01 GW from the year before (IEA-Wind 2022 Annual Report).
Affiliated Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents
| Title | Author | Date | Content Type | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torr Head Project | OpenHydro | Project Site | Marine Energy, Tidal | |
| Churchill Barriers - Wave Overtopping and Tidal Flow Energy Capture | Orkney Islands Council | Project Site | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave | |
| Costa Head Wave Farm | Archimedes Wave Swing | Project Site | Marine Energy, Wave | |
| OpenHydro Alderney | OpenHydro | Project Site | Marine Energy, Tidal |