Positive news from Scotland
Scotland To Get 100 Pct Green Energy by 2025Scotland should produce enough renewable electricity to meet all its power demand by 2025, First Minister Alex Salmond said Tuesday. Last week, Scotland raised its 2020 renewable electricity target from 50 to 80 percent of total demand, much of which is expected to be met by offshore wind despite costs soaring over the last few years.
"I'm confident that by 2025 we will produce at least 100 percent of our electricity needs from renewables alone, and together with other sources it will enable us to become a net exporter of clean, green energy,"
- First Minister Alex Salmond |
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Scotland To Get 100 Pct Green Energy by 2025Scotland should produce enough renewable electricity to meet all its power demand by 2025, First Minister Alex Salmond said Tuesday. Last week, Scotland raised its 2020 renewable electricity target from 50 to 80 percent of total demand, much of which is expected to be met by offshore wind despite costs soaring over the last few years. |
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World’s Largest Offshore Wind Goes Live, Begins Feeding UK Grid
Source: Earth and Industry, Fri September 24, 2010 |
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Scots renewable energy target surpassedScotland is on track to smash its target for expanding renewable power generation, according to research. It could move from 50% to at least 80% reliance on green energy sources within the next ten years. |
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Huge growth at largest wind farmA massive expansion is to take place at Europe's largest onshore wind farm, which is situated in East Renfrewshire. |
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Cancer patient wins NHS drug appealA woman with a rare form of cancer has won her appeal to be provided with a life-prolonging drug on the NHS. |
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Royal Mail launches mammal stampsThe Royal Mail has launched a series of new stamps highlighting the decline of the British mammal population. |
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Scottish Government announces ‘world leading’ marine energy projectSCOTLAND has taken a world-leading role in the emerging multi-billion-pound marine energy industry by approving ten projects with the potential to power almost a third of the country's homes. |
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UK still ‘staunchly loyal’ to fairtradeBritish people remained "staunchly loyal" to Fairtrade products in the past year, boosting sales by 12% and giving the sector an estimated retail value of £800 million, figures have shown. |
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Leaders vow to fight lone parent mythsPrime Minister Gordon Brown, Tory leader David Cameron and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg have all signed a pledge to debunk commonly held misconceptions about single parents. |
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Mountainous bicycle challenge completeA British cyclist has said how "absolutely ecstatic" he feels to have finished a nine-month journey through the world's longest mountain range. |
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