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Renewable energy is any kind of energy that is created from sources that do not run out, for example:
These are constantly replaced and are less polluting so they combat climate change. We can also get renewable energy from trees and plants, rivers, and even rubbish!
Scotland is ideally suited for the creation of renewable forms of energy particularly:
However, we still rely on non renewable sources for most of our energy needs - for example, roughly half of Scotland's electricity is currently generated by our nuclear power stations, and we also generate electricity using coal and gas. This is beginning to change as the Scottish Executive has made a commitment to increasing the level of renewable energy we use to 18% by 2010.
Let's take a closer look at some renewable energy systems in Scotland.
