Davey told an industry event that he was aware of fears in the industry over the 8GW-16GW by 2020 range band contained in the UK government’s recent draft delivery plan.

“I know some have concerns that our ambition is limited to the low end of that scale,” Davey told the RenewableUK conference in Birmingham.

“Let me tell you clearly that this is not so – far from it,” said the politician, a member of the UK’s minority Liberal Democrat faction, which is seen as more sympathetic to renewables than its partners in the Conservative party.

“Working