UK renewable energy hits turbulence

A minor victory for opponents of wind farms and supporters of nuclear energy will be provided this week by new data showing that the UK has slipped from the world’s most attractive country to develop renewable energy to the fourth in a year.

The claim is contained in Ernst & Young’s quarterly report for Winter 2005, published on Monday. The decline suggests the concerted campaign waged by the anti-wind farm lobby is succeeding and that support for nuclear is growing.

..The report will also say that offshore wind is still economically marginal because of insufficient turbine.

The Business