Renewable energy capacity on Scotland’s national forest estate has reached more than 1GW.
The majority of the capacity comes from wind farms with the remainder from small-scale hydro schemes.
Forest Enterprise Scotland, an agency of the Forestry Commission, and a number of key energy companies have developed the renewables projects on the country’s forest estate.
The capacity is contributing to the Scottish government’s target to supply 100% of the region’s electricity consumption from renewable sources by 2020.
Scottish cabinet secretary for rural economy and connectivity Fergus Ewing said: “This generation of clean renewable energy generation is playing an important contribution to our ambitious climate change programme.”
Scottish Renewables policy manager Stephanie Conesa said: “Forest Enterprise Scotland’s installation of more than 1GW of green energy capacity shows the diversity of renewable energy technologies and their application at all scales, from multi-megawatt wind farms to small run-of-river hydropower schemes.”
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Scottish forests grow 1GW
Wind and small hydro projects contribute to milestone on national estate
By EBS