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Farming industry to deliver quarter of Britain’s green energy this decade
Farming is to deliver one quarter
winter, it is clear how far renewables
of Britain’s green energy needs this
have come already.”
decade, the National Farmers Union
David Jacobmeyer, organiser of Energy
said.
Now Expo, an event which showcases
With at least one in three businesses
renewable energy opportunities
within the agriculture industry already available to agricultural and rural
diversifying into renewables the
communities said: “These statistics
NFU, which is supporting the Energy from the NFU just prove how important
Now Expo 2014, is confident that the renewable energy has become within
UK farming industry will contribute
the agriculture industry. With more and
significantly to the renewables sector
more options becoming available to
this decade.
farmers and landowners, it is the perfect
Jonathan Scurlock, Chief Adviser,
time to get involved.”
Renewable Energy and Climate
“Energy Now Expo provides the perfect
Change, NFU said: “The NFU Farm
opportunity for farmers and landowners
Energy Service already handles about to hear and learn from some of the
1500-2000 enquiries per year and we
industry experts and anyone looking for
envisage this growing steadily over the advice on renewable energy technology
next decade.
should take the opportunity to attend
“The many kinds of bioenergy and
the expo and visit the exhibition and
wind power are probably the largest
conference streams.”
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