UK Offshore Wind Power: Progress and Challenges
Article from: OGEL 2 (2004), in Renewable Energy
Summary
This is a crucial time for the development of renewable energy in the UK. At the 1997 Kyoto Summit, the UK and many of the world's other industrial powers agreed to make significant reductions in the emission of greenhouse gases. In order to achieve the ambitious targets established by the Kyoto agreement, it will be necessary to develop a variety of renewable energy sources, including hydro, wind, solar, wave and tidal. In the UK, particular emphasis has been placed on the development of wind power, given that according to the British Wind Energy Association the UK has the best wind ...