There is widespread acknowledgment that the UK has to move rapidly to increase the amount of power that is being generated from renewable sources. At present, the bulk of our electricity is generated by burning gas. Reserves are dwindling and the price is set to rise steadily. The same can be said of oil, with supplies of this commodity proving particularly vulnerable to war and instability. Add to this the international commitments of reducing carbon emissions (which stands in the way of using plentiful, filthy, coal) and the urgency becomes clear.
