Dame Joan Ruddock 
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£100bn Renewable Energy Blueprint

1/7/2008

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

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


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