In
particular,
power
from
onshore
wind
farms,
hydroelectric
and
bioenergy
plants
soared
during
the
first
quarter.
Department
of
Energy
and
Climate
Change
(DECC)
figures
show
that
onshore
and
offshore
wind
generation
rose
by
around
50%
year-on-year.
Hydro
output
was
43%
higher,
while
thermal
renewables
rose
by
20%.
Solar,
wave
and
tidal
output
grew
by
more
than
800%,
but
they
remain
by
far
the
smallest
renewables
sectors.
The
rise
in
renewables
production
at
the
start
of
this
year
builds
on
the
strong
growth
seen
in
2011,
when
they
generated
34,410
GWh,
up
by
one
third…
