APPENDIX 1
47. Sizewell B, British Energy's most modern
nuclear power station generated 9.8TWH of electricity in the financial
year 2007-08. For the purposes of comparison a calculation has
been carried out to show the quantity of wind required to deliver
a comparable quantity of electricity.
Table 2
WIND TURBINES REQUIRED TO DISPLACE GENERATION
FROM SIZEWELL B
|
| Onshore wind
| Offshore wind |
|
| Electrical output | 9.8TWh
| 9.8TWh |
| Load factor[24]
| 33% | 38%
|
| Capacity required | 3.4GW
| 2.9GW |
| Average turbine size | 2MW
| 3MW |
| No turbines required | 1,695
| 981 |
|
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