Gateway Hampshire On Public Back Wind Farm Subsidies

May 3, 2012 - PRLog -- Gateway Hampshire, a sales and marketing company commented recently on wind farm subsidies, saying, “We are all for wind farms and natural energy sources and would like to encourage everyone to back their local wind farms.” Commissioned by trade body RenewableUK, the Ipsos-Mori poll found that 43% see the UK subsidy as good value for money against 18% who do not. Another survey has also found a big majority in favour of renewable energy.

On Thursday, Prime Minister David Cameron will make what is being trailed as his first “green” speech since taking office on a pledge to lead the “greenest government ever”. The public appears to be supportive of wind and other renewables. Earlier this month, Ipsos-Mori asked a representative sample of just over 1,000 adults to what extent they favoured wind power. Sixty-six per cent were either “strongly in favour of” or “tended to favour” the technology, against just 8% who were opposed. Two-thirds also found turbines' impact on the landscape acceptable. A managing director at Gateway Hampshire stated, “The future is green and we love it. It’s great that everyone has started to realize that we need to act fast so that we are able to get this energy sooner rather than later.”

The survey asked a representative sample of 2,884 UK adults which sources of energy they would most like to see providing more electricity in 10 years' time. Sixty-four per cent backed renewables - wind, wave, tidal and solar - while just two per cent wanted a gas-led supply. Support was higher in Scotland, where 88% wanted a future based on renewables.  “Even better news, it just goes to show how many people are now against the use of fossil fuels and now want to take the next step and just rely on renewable fuels,” stated a source from Gateway Hampshire.

Recent moves by the UK government, however, suggest an expansion of gas-fuelled generation, with generating companies assured that new and existing gas plants will not face limits on CO2 emissions until 2045. “For all the renewable energy lovers this is a setback. It means we will have to wait longer for renewable energy instead of seeing it in the next ten years. We at Gateway Hampshire hope that the government reconsider and think about putting renewable energy first,” said a director at Gateway Hampshire.