Renewable energy supplied 8.6 per cent of total electricity in the three months ending in September, new data has shown.
The government's latest energy statistics reveal that this is the highest contribution made by renewable energy and is close to the government target of ten per cent from the sector by 2010.
There were divergences in the growth of different types of energy, with wind energy outstripping all other types by showing year-on-year growth of more than a third (36.9 per cent).
Hydro and other forms of renewable energy went up by 23.1 per cent over the same period.
Commenting on the results, a spokesperson for the trade association for the Renewable UK said: "We are delighted because this shows that we as an industry were right all along in promoting the potential of this technology and advocating that wind can make a serious contribution to the UK's electricity supply."
Mitsubishi announced earlier this year that it would be investing some £100 million into a wind turbine manufacturing site off the coast of Scotland.
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