Hi all,
Another interesting Article courtesy of Barry Clarke. Ireland’s Renewable Energy Targets for 2020.
The headline figure always talked about is 40% renewable energy by 2020, however the figure is actually a lot less impressive when you look at it in a little more detail. The 40% is for only one component of our total energy usage. Its only a target of 16% of total Energy usage by 2020.
| Sector | Target for 2020 |
| Electricity | 40% |
| Heating & Cooling | 12% |
| Transport | 10% |
| Overall Target | 16% |
(Source: National Renewable Energy Action Plan, 2010)
On our current course we are still well below this modest goal.
