Welsh Businesses see the potential of renewables

Whilst lots is written about renewable energy for homeowners, it's worth remembering that businesses can also benefit from using and/or generating renewable energy.

For example, commercial and industrial buildings might be able to house many more solar panels or have enough grounds to consider their own small wind turbine.

So I read with interest this report last week on the WalesOnline website, which reported on how Welsh businesses viewed renewable energy and how positive an effect they believed it would have on the local economy.

I won't repeat it here - you can read the full article yourself (click here) - but there are one or two points that did catch my eye.

87% of businesses believed developing renewable power generation would improve the Welsh economy whilst at the same time creating new jobs.

29% of businesses believed the renewable targets were not ambitious enough.

Nuclear power was endorsed by 87% - A separate study in June showed 39% trusted nuclear power as an energy source.

The article goes on to compare statistics on where businesses saw the responsibility for expanding renewable energy use, with businesses arguing that so much targets and promotion being set by Government meant that many looked to the public, rather than the private sector, for responsibility in the actual adoption of renewable energy.

And they have a point.

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Nuclear and renewables can exist claims MP

With the announcement last week by the Energy and Climate Secretary of Anglesey being named as one of 10 sites deemed suitable for new nuclear power station development, understandably, the pro and anti nuclear voices have already started to make themselves heard.

On the one hand is the promise of long term job security and economic stability that employment brings against the environmental issues of disposing of nuclear waste and the dangers of handling nuclear power safely.

Of course, nuclear power is nothing new to Anglesey, the current Wylfa Power Station has permission to continue electricity production until December 2010 (source BBC Wales).

The Welsh First Minister seems to think that the "phenomenal amount of interest in renewable energy" in Wales means there is no need for adding nuclear power expansion.

There's an excellent review of the comments made by the Welsh Assembly Government and MPs on the BBC's website - click here.

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