As the amount of renewable energy in global electricity networks continues to surge, a new question arises – when will renewables become the dominant source of energy? The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said recently that clean energy sources will be cheaper than fossil fuels by 2020. In addition, while in many places onshore wind is already the cheapest form of energy, more than 45% of respondents said that opposition to onshore wind turbines in their countries was too strong to allow the sector to grow significantly. In Europe, 55% offered this view, even though in the UK, for example, support for onshore wind regularly tops 70% in surveys on the issue. Indeed, more than a third of those surveyed said that policy inconsistency is one of the biggest barriers to the sector’s growth.

Source: Forbes February 19, 2018 15:00 UTC