Probably not. Internal forecasts from the UK‘s Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) are gloomy.

By 2020, the DECC predicts that only 5% of the UK’s energy will be from renewable sources. That’s way down on the 15% legally-binding target agreed with the European Union‘s Commission.

If the UK fails to meet the target, then the Commission will seek to impose substantial fines on the UK.

The DECC will shortly announce it proposals to make up the shortfall. Wind- and hydro-power are likely to be the main renewable resources the DECC hopes to rely on, together with biomass and sewage processing.

The proposals should make interesting reading when they’re published.

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