| Thousands of wind turbines to be built in UK |
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| Thursday, 26 June 2008 | |
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Thousands of new wind turbines could be built across the UK over the next 10 years, as part of a radical £100bn energy blueprint being unveiled today by the Government. The Government will outline measures to boost renewable energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build up its clean power supply if it is to reach its EU-imposed target of producing 15% of the country's energy from renewable sources. Up to half of the target will have to come from electricity, meaning a third will have to be generated from renewable energy by 2020, which will call for a massive wind energy building programme. The plans include building around 7000 wind turbines in the countryside and around the coast. Many proposed wind farm schemes have become bogged down by red tape. However a new Planning Bill will see the application system streamlined so farms can be brought on stream much more quickly. |
