Scotland 's renewable energy sources accounted for 97% of demand by 2020

Scotland's renewable energy sources accounted for 97% of demand by 2020. The country had set a target of 100%, but failed, but the coverage rate was much better than last year.

In 2011, Scotland set a goal for itself related to green energy. To create 100% of the country's gross electricity demand from renewable energy sources by 2020. The country failed to achieve this high goal, as only (!!) 97,4% of gross electricity consumption came from clean sources energy. Scottish Renewables, Scotland's commercial renewable energy business, it's mentioned that in 2020 had an increase of 8% compared to the data for 2019.

Scottish Renewables chief executive Claire Mack added that the industry has "more than doubled of renewable electricity' and has generated 'enough to power the equivalent of more than 7 million households'. Wind remains the top renewable energy source for the country, although hydropower saw the biggest growth last year.

Scottish authorities hope renewables can meet 50 per cent of the country's energy needs in electricity, heat and transport by 2030. The country has a lot to do to achieve this goal, especially when it comes to transportation and heating.

Ο Mack δήλωσε ότι "οι εσωτερικές και εμπορικές μεταφορές αντιπροσωπεύουν σχεδόν το 25% της ενέργειας που ται στη Σκωτία, με τη θερμότητα να αποτελεί περισσότερο από το ήμισυ, καθώς και περισσότερες από τις μισές εκπομπές αερίων". Επί του παρόντος, οι ανανεώσιμες πηγές καλύπτουν μόνο το 6,5 τοις εκατό της μη ηλεκτρικής ζήτησης για θερμότητα. "Οι τεχνολογίες που χρειαζόμαστε για την αντικατάσταση του φυσικού αερίου στα σπίτια μας υπάρχουν πλέον, αλλά η ανάπτυξη αυτών σε όλη τη χώρα είναι ένα τεράστιο έργο", δήλωσε ο Mack. "Η βιομηχανία και η κυβέρνηση πρέπει να συνεχίσουν να συνεργάζονται για να αντιμετωπίσουν τις προκλήσεις που υπάρχουν, εάν θέλουμε να αξιοποιήσουμε πλήρως τις δυνατότητές μας, να ανταποκριθούμε στο καθαρό μηδέν έως το 2045 και να επιτύχουμε μια σωστή ενεργειακή μετάβαση".

Holly O'Donnell, WWF Scotland's Director of Climate and Energy Policy, is calling for the roll-out of electric cars (EVs) to be accelerated and more subsidies for renewable heating. These could help Scotland rely more on renewables for heating and transport, and lower emissions from those sources.

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