Scotland Reaches > 30% Mark 2011 and Aims for 100% by 2020

Scotland has reached their goal of getting > 30% of their energy from renewable resources this year and aims towards 100% by 2020. They continue to grow more self sufficient in their energy production and decrease their dependency on foreign countries.

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Scotland inches toward wind energy goals

GLASGOW, Scotland, June 14 (UPI) -- The opening of two wind power facilities in Scotland help move the country closer to its renewable energy goals, the country's leader said.

Two wind farms, which combined will generate enough power to meet the energy demands of more than 100,000 households, have opened in Scotland.

The government in Edinburgh aims to invest roughly $490 million to develop the next generation of offshore wind turbines. Scotland set a goal of getting 100 percent of its electricity from renewables by 2020.

The government said the current 7 gigawatts of installed or planned renewable energy projects means Scotland is exceeding its goal of getting more than 30 percent of its electricity from green resources in 2011. Read more at www.upi.com

 

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