Windpower in the UK!

At the weekend I watched countryfile and saw that government targets demand that by 2010, 10% of our electricity must be provided by renewable energy. Currently, only 2.7% of our electricity comes from renewable sources.

Scroby Sands, where the program reported from consists of 30 wind turbines which will produce enough power annually to meet the demands of 44,000 homes.

The program said that this is just the start. The next stage of offshore wind farm development will see enormous wind farms built in the North West, the Greater Wash and the Thames Estuary. These wind farms will be the biggest in the world.

Countryfile said that the fishermen say that the massive offshore wind development will destroy their livelihood. But Alison Hill from the British Wind Energy Association is optimistic. She believes that this is an opportunity for the UK to be at the forefront of the green industrial revolution.

Really somebody should show the US how to go about turning green, but instead they run their 3.0 litre cars that provide endless pollution!

The debate about offshore wind farms focuses on England and Wales because there are currently no offshore wind farms in Scotland or Northern Ireland. There is a proposed site for an offshore wind farm off the north coast of Northern Ireland.

I have posted this because I believe future energy generation is very important, especially with my geographical background and therefore I thought it was important to highlight the issues being raised, and also I could think of nothing much to talk about. Good Evening!