Scottish Government

ISBN 978 0 7559 1822 5 (web only)
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Contents

1. Introduction and Key Points

Where we are now

2. Why Renewable Energy?
Climate Change
European Union Framework
UK Energy Markets
Sustainable Economic Growth

3. Energy Efficiency

From now to 2020

4. Increasing the share of renewable energy to 20% of final energy consumption

5. Renewables in Electricity
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Generation structure
5.3 Financial support
5.4 The role of different technologies
5.5 Grid security
5.6 Grid development onshore and offshore
5.7 Transmission access and charging
5.8 Conclusions

6. Renewable Heat
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Scottish Action Plan on renewable heat
6.3 Conclusions

7. Distributed Energy and Community Based Schemes
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Distributed Energy
7.3 Community Renewables

8. Bio Energy
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Scottish Government Policy

9. Sustainable Transport
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Biofuels
9.3 Alternative Road Transport Technologies
9.4 Other forms of Transport

Supporting measures

10. Consents and Planning

11. Research and Development

12. Supply Chain and Skills

Glossary