Some good news at last - the consultation published this week on the UK's renewable energy strategy, a belated attempt to meet the commitment to generate 15% of the UK’s energy from renewable sources. The plans involve building 7000 more wind turbines.
There has been enthusiasm from environmentalists, such as Greenpeace, but the government will need to deal with headlines about rising energy bills as a result.
If 15% seems ambitious, we should look at what is happening not so far away in Portugal. Already generating 20% of its energy from renewables, this is expected to rise to 60% by 2020. Portugal is building the world's largest solar photovoltaic farm and the world's largest windfarm. In the past three years, it has trebled its hydropower capacity and quadrupled its wind power. More information in the Guardian, along with some great pictures.
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