Spain leads way in renewable energy

Even as Britain, following a detailed review, mulls the need for increased nuclear capacity, Spain has the bit between its teeth as it champions renewable energy.

Spain is in the EU renewables vanguard as the EU targets a 20 percent share of overall energy production by 2010, compared with a projected 3 percent for Japan.

Wind farms are a major part of the national strategy and the share of overall wind farm-generated production is set to double to 12 percent over the next four years — giving some 20,000 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity.
Taipei Times