Renewable energy boom for UK farmers?
This week UK farmer's role in the production of renewable energy was given a high profile boost with the release of an 'Energy White Paper', which has been hailed as the most fundamental review of the UK's energy policy yet. The document outlines how the government plan to deal with our future energy needs, and it highlights the crucial role our farmers will have in the production of bio-fuel crops and small-scale biomass heat and power production.
It said it wants ten percent of electricity supplies to come from renewable sources and that local energy production should play a pivotal role in helping us become a low carbon economy. A separate report on how the Government plans to increase the supply and use of biomass is due to be published today, and will details their commitment to the use of biomass heating in more public buildings, especially schools.
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