The UKs onshore wind, PV and biogas from waste resources are similar to Germanys. Our offshore wind power resources are far larger. We have only considered the three leading players in the renewable energy team. And like football, its an 11-a-side game. In the UK the other eight members of the team also have great potential: wave, tidal, geothermal, hydro, biomass, plus air-source, ground-source heat pumps and energy efficiency. Sadly, the coalition governments response to the encouraging rise in UK solar farms was to remove the successful subsidy. The conservatives also plan to oppose onshore wind turbines in their 2015 election campaign. The government announced in the Queens speech that it would be giving even more support to fracking natural gas. Given the uncertain yield, fracking is likely to give more expensive electricity than biogas. It will definitely have a far higher carbon footprint than biogas from waste. The renewables are very popular with the electorate. The governments own survey showed that public support for solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity stands at 85% and onshore wind at 70%, while fracking is only supported by 29%. theecologist.org/blogs_and_comments/commentators/2489204/germanys_renewable_revolution_shows_the_way.html
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 09:13:53 +0000
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