Scotland was able to provide 106% of its renewable energy requirements for a single day last weekend.
High winds in Scotland meant that wind power was able to over-provide energy for the first time on record, pumping 39,645 megawatt hours into the National Grid within 24 hours.
Environmental group WWF Scotland has confirmed that Sunday 7 August saw Scotland’s renewable energy source pump over the required 37,202 MWh needed to operate all homes and businesses.
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WWF Scotland Director Lang Banks, told the Associated Press: “While it’s not impossible that this has happened in the past, it’s certainly the first time since we began monitoring the data in 2015 that we’ve had all the relevant information to be able to confirm it.”
Having said that, last Sunday was not a typical summer’s day as high winds across Scotland forced bridges to be closed and ferries and trains to be delayed.
The Met Office issued a yellow ‘be aware’ warning as winds reached speeds of 115mph in the Cairngorms and up to 60mph in the north of the country.
Banks said: “While Sunday’s weather caused disruption for many people, it also proved to be a good day for wind power output, with wind turbines alone providing the equivalent of all Scotland’s total electricity needs.”
This is combined with the fact it was a Sunday, so businesses require less energy than during weekdays.
Back in February, WWF Scotland released data showing that January was a bumper month for wind turbines in Scotland; providing 1,125,544 MWh of electricity enough to supply, on average, the electrical needs of 123% of Scottish 2.98 million households.
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Luke Jones comes face to face with the statue of Lord Nelson, after he and another Greenpeace activist scaled NelsonÕs Column in LondonÕs Trafalgar Square as part of a morning of protests to highlight air pollution in Britain. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
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Luke Jones places a mask on the statue of Lord Nelson in LondonÕs Trafalgar Square after he and another Greenpeace activist climbed the landmark as part of a morning of protests to highlight air pollution in Britain. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
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Luke Jones comes face to face with the statue of Lord Nelson, after he and another Greenpeace activist scaled NelsonÕs Column in LondonÕs Trafalgar Square as part of a morning of protests to highlight air pollution in Britain. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
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Two Greenpeace activists started climbing Nelsonâs Column at 4am today to demand action on air pollution. Alison Garrigan (29) and Luke Jones (30) fit the statue of Admiral Lord Nelson, towering 52 metres above Trafalgar Square, with an emergency face mask. Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace and Eros at Piccadilly Circus, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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A mask on the statue of Lord Nelson in LondonÕs Trafalgar Square after Greenpeace activists climbed the landmark as part of a morning of protests to highlight air pollution in Britain. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
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Two Greenpeace activists have climbed NelsonâÂÂs Column to demand action on air pollution. See SWNS story SWGREEN; Alison Garrigan (29) and Luke Jones (30) will attempt to fit the statue of Admiral Lord Nelson, towering 52 metres above Trafalgar Square, with an emergency face mask. Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver CromwellâÂÂs statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace and Eros at Piccadilly Circus have also been given protection against LondonâÂÂs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Adam Gray / SWNS.com)
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Police officer watch as Greenpeace activists return after they scaled NelsonÕs Column in LondonÕs Trafalgar Square to place a mask on the statue of Lord Nelson as part of a morning of protests to highlight air pollution in Britain. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
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Two Greenpeace activists have climbed NelsonâÂÂs Column to demand action on air pollution. See SWNS story SWGREEN; Alison Garrigan (29) and Luke Jones (30) will attempt to fit the statue of Admiral Lord Nelson, towering 52 metres above Trafalgar Square, with an emergency face mask. Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver CromwellâÂÂs statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace and Eros at Piccadilly Circus have also been given protection against LondonâÂÂs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Adam Gray / SWNS.com)
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A nautical themed breathing mask is fixed to Lord Nelson's statue at the top of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, central London on 18 April 2016. The stunt was part of a series that were carried out across the capital by Environmental protest group Greenpeace by adding masks to famous statues, to highlight air pollution in the capital. / AFP / Leon NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 18: A greenpeace activist abseils down Nelson's column after placing a face mask on the statue on April 18, 2016 in London, England. The demonstration was to highlight air pollution in Britain and targeted other statues in the city including Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palacea and Eros at Piccadilly Circus. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Two Greenpeace activists started climbing Nelsonâs Column at 4am today to demand action on air pollution. Alison Garrigan (29) and Luke Jones (30) fit the statue of Admiral Lord Nelson, towering 52 metres above Trafalgar Square, with an emergency face mask. Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace and Eros at Piccadilly Circus, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Two Greenpeace activists started climbing Nelsonâs Column at 4am today to demand action on air pollution. Alison Garrigan (29) and Luke Jones (30) fit the statue of Admiral Lord Nelson, towering 52 metres above Trafalgar Square, with an emergency face mask. Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace and Eros at Piccadilly Circus, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Two Greenpeace activists started climbing Nelsonâs Column at 4am today to demand action on air pollution. Alison Garrigan (29) and Luke Jones (30) fit the statue of Admiral Lord Nelson, towering 52 metres above Trafalgar Square, with an emergency face mask. Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace and Eros at Piccadilly Circus, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Two Greenpeace activists started climbing Nelsonâs Column at 4am today to demand action on air pollution. Alison Garrigan (29) and Luke Jones (30) fit the statue of Admiral Lord Nelson, towering 52 metres above Trafalgar Square, with an emergency face mask. Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace and Eros at Piccadilly Circus, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Two Greenpeace activists started climbing Nelsonâs Column at 4am today to demand action on air pollution. Alison Garrigan (29) and Luke Jones (30) fit the statue of Admiral Lord Nelson, towering 52 metres above Trafalgar Square, with an emergency face mask. Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace and Eros at Piccadilly Circus, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Two Greenpeace activists started climbing Nelsonâs Column at 4am today to demand action on air pollution. Alison Garrigan (29) and Luke Jones (30) fit the statue of Admiral Lord Nelson, towering 52 metres above Trafalgar Square, with an emergency face mask. Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace and Eros at Piccadilly Circus, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Luke Jones is led away by police after he another Greenpeace activist scaled NelsonÕs Column in LondonÕs Trafalgar Square to place a mask on the statue of Lord Nelson as part of a morning of protests to highlight air pollution in Britain. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
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Greenpeace activists fit The Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution.Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Nelsonâs Column above Trafalgar Square and Eros at Piccadilly Circus, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Greenpeace activists fit The Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution.Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Nelsonâs Column above Trafalgar Square and Eros at Piccadilly Circus, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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A depiction of a gas mask placed by environmental protest group Greenpeace is seen on a statue of Britain's Queen Victoria near Buckingham Palace in London Britain, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:Toby Melville / Reuters)
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Greenpeace activists fit The Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution.Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Nelsonâs Column above Trafalgar Square and Eros at Piccadilly Circus, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Greenpeace activists fit the Archilles statue at Hyde Park with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution.Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Nelsonâs Column above Trafalgar Square and Eros at Piccadilly Circus, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Greenpeace activists fit the Archilles statue at Hyde Park with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution.Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Nelsonâs Column above Trafalgar Square and Eros at Piccadilly Circus, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Greenpeace activists fit the Archilles statue at Hyde Park with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution.Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Nelsonâs Column above Trafalgar Square and Eros at Piccadilly Circus, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Greenpeace activists fit the statue of Churchill at Parliament Square with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution.Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace, Eros at Piccadilly Circus and Nelsonâs Column at Trafalgar Square, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Greenpeace activists fit the statue of Churchill at Parliament Square with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution.Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace, Eros at Piccadilly Circus and Nelsonâs Column at Trafalgar Square, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Greenpeace activists fit the statue of Churchill at Parliament Square with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution.Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace, Eros at Piccadilly Circus and Nelsonâs Column at Trafalgar Square, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Greenpeace activists fit the statue of Churchill at Parliament Square with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution.Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace, Eros at Piccadilly Circus and Nelsonâs Column at Trafalgar Square, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Greenpeace activists fit the Boudica statue at Westminster Bridge with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution.Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Nelsonâs Column above Trafalgar Square and Eros at Piccadilly Circus, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Greenpeace activists fit the Boudica statue at Westminster Bridge with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution.Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Nelsonâs Column above Trafalgar Square and Eros at Piccadilly Circus, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Greenpeace activists fit the Oliver Cromwellâs statue with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution. Other famous statues including Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Nelsonâs Column in Trafalgar Square, Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace and Eros at Piccadilly Circus, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Greenpeace activists fit the Oliver Cromwellâs statue with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution. Other famous statues including Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Nelsonâs Column in Trafalgar Square, Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace and Eros at Piccadilly Circus, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Greenpeace activists fit the Oliver Cromwellâs statue with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution. Other famous statues including Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Nelsonâs Column in Trafalgar Square, Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace and Eros at Piccadilly Circus, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Greenpeace activists fit the statue of Thierry Henry at Emirates Stadium with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution.Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace, Eros at Piccadilly Circus and Nelsonâs Column at Trafalgar Square, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Greenpeace activists fit the statue of Thierry Henry at Emirates Stadium with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution.Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace, Eros at Piccadilly Circus and Nelsonâs Column at Trafalgar Square, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Greenpeace activists climb Eros today to fit the statue with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution.Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace and Nelsonâs Column at Trafalgar Square, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Greenpeace activists climb Eros today to fit the statue with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution.Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace and Nelsonâs Column at Trafalgar Square, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)
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Greenpeace activists climb Eros today to fit the statue with an emergency face mask to demand action on air pollution.Earlier this morning, a separate Greenpeace team eluded security and climbed over the fence around the Houses of Parliament to put another mask on Oliver Cromwellâs statue. Famous statues of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham Palace and Nelsonâs Column at Trafalgar Square, have also been given protection against Londonâs dirty air by environmental activists. (credit:Greenpeace)