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National Grid says UK renewables to fall short

By: Tom Russell 05/07/2016 National Grid

General Windfarms

In its latest report, Future Energy Scenarios (FES), the National Grid has stated that the UK will fall short of its 2020 renewables targets outlined by the European Union (EU) in all four scenarios it has put forward.

The FES document outlines a range of credible pathways for the future of energy out to 2050. The scenarios outline the possible sources of, and demands for, gas and electricity in the future, and the implications of this for the energy industry.

National Grid states: "Over the past year the volume of renewable electricity sources has increased substantially. While the electricity generation sector is on the required trajectory, significant progress is still needed in the heating and transport sectors if the UK is to meet the 2020 renewable target on time."

The report outlines that although fossil fuel generation is on the decline, with a further 5GW expected to close in 2016, and renewable energy generation increasing alongside 23GW of electricity import, a further 60TWh is required from renewable heat and 25TWh from renewable transport.

Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: "This is just the latest piece of research which shows the UK is set to miss its 2020 renewable energy targets.

"We have simply failed to grow renewables' share of the energy used in heat and transport to the levels required, and we will not meet our climate change targets without massive changes in these two areas."

Mr Stuart added: "According to the report, we need to triple the UK's capacity of renewable electricity generation if we are to meet our 2050 climate change targets in the most competitive way possible. There is no way we will deliver that without clear and coherent short, medium and long-term objectives for the energy sector – and policies to achieve these.”

In the greenest scenario the UK misses the target by two years. The renewables targets are legally binding and the EU has the ability to punish nations which do not meet these mandates. The UK energy system is somewhat up in the air following the shock Brexit vote with many seeking clarification regarding the UK future energy policy.

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