UK's renewables revolution starts to sweep away the cynicism

James S Murray
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With Siemens and Mitsubishi the latest engineering giants to invest in the UK's renewables sector and more on the way, perhaps it's time to realise the low-carbon revolution is already upon us

At first glance, the recent announcement from the European Wind Energy Association that the EU is on track to reach its target of generating 20 per cent of its energy from renewables by 2020 looks like...

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