'Huge challenge' to meet renewable energy targets in Europe

The new targets proposed by the EU for the level of renewable energy the member states must reach by 2020 will require a massive increase in the use of alternatives to fossil fuels such as wind and tidal power in the UK.

In 2005, about 8.5% of the EU’s energy came from renewable sources – a figure that will rise to about 10% by 2020 under current policies.