United Kingdom

The aims for the UK Government's policy on new and renewable energy are:

assisting the UK to meet national and international targets for the reduction of emissions including greenhouse gases;

helping to provide secure, diverse, sustainable and competitive energy supplies

;stimulating the development of new technologies necessary to provide the basis for continuing growth of the contribution from renewables into the longer term;

assisting a UK renewables industry to become competitive for home and export markets and in doing so provide employment in a rapidly expanding sector;

contributing to rural development.

Most of energy production comes from hard coal ( 35% of installed power plant capacity ) and natural gas ( 38% ) Renewables contribute for only approx. 4,5% of total power plant capacity,and almost 3/4 of that is wind energy.
RES economically contribution to national consumption is estimated at 20% of current electricity production by 2025.

Wind Energy installed power in 2006 = 634 MWp.

Total wind energy installed power = 2.200 MWp at mid 2007.

Other Relevant Websites:

European Energy Network
EnR Home Page.

Statistics
RESTATS, The renewable energy statistics database for the United Kingdom.

UK Energy Reports


EuroREX Website
Information and statistics on energy in the UK.

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