The
study
–
published
by
the
Department
of
Energy
and
Climate
Change
(DECC)
and
industry
body
RenewableUK
–
is
a
welcome
boost
for
the
sector,
which
is
under
ongoing
pressure
from
unfriendly
elements
among
the
nation’s
politicians
and
media.
A
tripling
of
onshore
capacity
to
the
13GW
envisaged
under
the
UK’s
renewable
energy
roadmap
for
2020
could
increase
the
benefit
to
about
11,600
jobs
and
a
£780m
contribution
to
the
economy,
the
report
claims.
The
research
looked
at
18
onshore
wind
farms
and
their
impact
on
their
local
economies.
It
found…
