Commenting on the statistics Jenny Hogan, director of policy for Scottish Renewables, said, these new figures should go a long way to silencing the critics of the renewables sector in Scotland. We expect the final figures for the remaining quarter of this year to prove 2011 has been a record breaking year for Scotland’s renewables industry.
She also claimed that Scotland was "punching well above its weight" compared to the rest of the UK. Despite having only 8% of the total UK population, the organisation reported, Scotland produced 37% of the UK’s total renewable electricity generation in 2010.Scotland has a target of cutting 42% of its CO2 emissions by 2020, and and it's renewable resources should stand it in good stead to achieve this.