£100bn Renewable Energy Blueprint

The Government launched proposals which could see roughly a third of electricity coming from renewable sources by 2020.  

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Currently in the UK renewables account for: 

• around 5% of our electricity supply - by 2020 this could be around 32%
• less than 1% of our heat supply - by 2020 it could be around 14%
• less than 1% of transport fuel - by 2020 it could be 10% 
  

 Proposals under the Renewable Energy Strategy consultation include:  

• Introducing financial support mechanisms to incentivise renewable heat, decentralised energy and microgeneration. 
• Removing barriers that currently prevent renewable generators exporting electricity to/ getting access to the national grid.
• Changing the planning system to speed up renewable applications and giving local communities a real stake in renewable energy schemes. 
• Doing more to exploit the full sustainable potential of energy from waste and biomass.
• Working with local communities and developers to bring forward decentralised energy schemes. 

A full copy of the consultation, which runs until 26 September 2008, is available on the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform website at www.berr.gov.uk/renewableconsultation