Renewable energy sector continues to grow with ￡5.2 billion worth of contracts in 2014

摘要

Figures released reveal that ￡5.2 billion worth of construction contracts for 1,095 renewable energy projects were awarded in 2014, which includes a record amount of solar power projects worth over ￡1.7 billion. The recent data from Barbour ABI, a sister company of Ecobuild and a chosen provider of construction data for the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Government, revealed last year renewable energy planning applications increased by 26% compared with 2013, continuing the trend of year on year growth in the sector. Whilst the renewable sector benefited from high levels of investment in 2014, 45% (409 projects) of renewable wind projects submitted for detail planning were refused at the planning stage, considerably higher than the average refusal rate of 12% across the construction sector.