Thursday 29 December 2011

2011 #renewables investment by firms $3.9 billion - DECC

Companies have announced plans to invest almost 2.5 billion pounds in renewable energy projects in the UK this year, the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) said on Thursday.

The plans could potentially create almost 12,000 jobs, DECC said, and compare with estimates from various consultants of around 2.1 billion pounds for the previous year.
"Renewable energy is not just helping us increase our energy security and reduce our emissions. It is supporting jobs and growth across the country," Energy Secretary Chris Huhne said.

"I do not want the UK to be left behind by turning our back on the green economy," he said, adding that Britain's renewable targets were "less demanding than other EU member states."
DECC said that its report to the European Commission on renewable energy progress showed that the UK had achieved a 27 percent increase in renewable energy consumption, rising to from 54 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2010 from 42.6 TWh in 2008 and reaching 3.3 percent of total energy consumed.

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