Alternative Energy News Archives
Saturday 21st of January, 2006
An Ill Wind ★★★★
Sunday Herald, appx. 2050 wordsAn extensive look into the state of wind generated energy in Scotland that includes some great figures:
- There are now nearly 2GW of renewable energy power in operation in Scotland
- The amount of wind power being generated in Scotland will double in the next 12 months (January 2006-7) to over 1 gigawatt (GW)
It seems that grid capacity and a shortage of wind turbines are two factors that could hinder Scotlands' progress in the are if wind power generation.
The article ends with this interesting quote from Jonathan Johns, one of the authors of Ernst & Young’s quarterly investment report, the Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index:What is clear is that post-Iraq and the oil shock there is worldwide competition to build renewable infrastructure, and that it became global faster than anyone expected,
