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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Fiona Harvey Environment editor

England could produce 13 times more renewable energy, using less than 3% of land – analysis

Wind turbines in Watchfield near Swindon with straw bales in the foreground
The projects could provide enough electricity to power all the households in England two and a half times over. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

England could produce 13 times more renewable energy than it does now, while using less than 3% of its land, analysis has found.

Onshore wind and solar projects could provide enough electricity to power all the households in England two and a half times over, the research by Exeter University, commissioned by Friends of the Earth (FoE), suggested.

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