UK energy and climate change minister Ed Miliband at npower renewables' recently opened Little Cheyne wind farm in southeastern England. Photograph: Mark Turner

UK notches strong gains in renewable capacity in 2008

The UK’s installed renewable generation capacity surged 19% in 2008, thanks largely to a 727 megawatt (MW) increase in onshore wind capacity and a 192MW boost in offshore wind, according to new government statistics.

Published: Friday, September 25 2009