The team at Green Motion have been left intrigued by the UK government's new found support of future green initiatives. While the coalition government has promised much in the past, little has been done to truly turn the tides of our ecological standing. The general elections are three months away but that hasn't stopped a phenomenal £315 million renewable energy project passing contractual backing.
The contract covers five different 'renewable technologies' with more than twelve new onshore wind farms, two offshore, and five solar farms set to face construction. This is an interesting move considering David Cameron has in the past, in typical Tory fashion, dismissed future support for turbine technology. Further yet, such investment also begs the question – what of other green initiatives? Traditional fossil fuel transport is one of the biggest problems faced by our planet's ecosystem so it would be nice to see similar support accelerated toward green vehicles.
So, what can we expect from this 'renewable incentive scheme'? Speaking favourably of the initiative, Ed Davey of the Liberal Democrats pointed towards the potential for thousands of new 'green jobs' and the expansive growth of home-grown energy. Alas, it's not just the green motor industry that's been left disappointed by lack of coverage but Chief Executive of the Solar Trade Association Paul Barwell was left deflated by the regressive approach. Solar has been well documented as the most progressive choice for cheap and approachable eco-energy but due to the lack of support from major energy internationals (unlike wind farms), they remain a lesser priority.
With all considered, it's still a fortunate mark of contractual progress and one which bodes well for future ideals. Time will only tell how the government deals with green energy post election but for now, these new energy platforms will offer 2GW of “new capacity energy” and that's nothing to sniff at.