Britain just passed a significant landmark — at midnight on Wednesday, it had gone two full months without using electricity from coal-fired power stations for the first time since the industrial revolution. The new record, the country’s National Grid said , is partly a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The halting of manufacturing and increased levels of home-working has seen demand for electricity drop by an average of 15% to 20%. It also comes as renewables have contributed more than ever to the power-mix . During a record-breaking May, those power sources accounted for 28% of all energy production, on average. Solar and wind produced 11.45% and 15.87% of Britain’s energy last month, respectively, while hydro added a further 0.69%. Eco-friendly biomass energy production contributed a further 8.75%. Nuclear, which produces no greenhouse emissions, churned out almost 23% of all energy. The biggest single contributor, however, was natural gas, […]