Onshore Wind Farms

Part of Energy and Climate Change – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 16 September 2010.

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Photo of Charles Hendry Charles Hendry The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change 10:30, 16 September 2010

We recognise that onshore wind is one critical element of the process. We set out in the 2050 pathways, which were mentioned earlier, a number of different options. Offshore wind is going to be critical, as is biomass. We want a range of renewable technologies to come forward to help us meet the 2020 targets, and the policies that we are putting in place are designed to drive forward investment in those sectors.