Renewables power past coal to generate quarter of UK electricity in 2015

Michael Holder
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Strong growth for renewable electricity generation continues, although official statistics show UK remains net importer of energy

The low carbon energy sector continues to demonstrate strong growth across a range of technologies, with official statistics today confirming almost a quarter of electricity produced in the UK came from...

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