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Wilson aims for greener Britain

Series: DTI Press Release ; (P/2001/420) 3 August 2001, (2)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: Industry and energy minister launches consultation document on the Renewables Obligation which will drive a major increase in the UK's proportion of green electricity. Proposals hope to secure 10% of electricity sales from renewable energy by 2010 and will give £1bn boost to renewables and encourage new cleaner technologies to extract energy from waste rather than incineration. Consultation document will be available at http://www.dti.gov.uk/consultations/

Industry and energy minister launches consultation document on the Renewables Obligation which will drive a major increase in the UK's proportion of green electricity. Proposals hope to secure 10% of electricity sales from renewable energy by 2010 and will give £1bn boost to renewables and encourage new cleaner technologies to extract energy from waste rather than incineration. Consultation document will be available at http://www.dti.gov.uk/consultations/