Interesting article from BBC News dated December 4th 2013, looking at how the energy we produce underpins pretty much everything we do and concluding that the UK's energy mix is set to change dramatically over the next 20 years.
By 2030, The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) expects renewables to be by far the biggest source of energy used in electricity generation in the UK, making up about 40% of the overall mix.