Sweden's energy minister, Maud Olofsson, announced yesterday
that the country would install 2,000 wind turbines over the next
decade that would add to 10 terawatt hours of clean energy per
year. The country is also aiming to have 50 percent of its
electricity come from renewable sources by 2020. To reach that
goal, Sweden will be adding another 15 TWh of renewable energy
from sources like solar power and biofuels in addition to the
wind power. Sweden already gets 20 percent of its energy needs
from renewable sources, mainly hydroelectricity plants, so the
50 percent mark will not be impossible for them to reach.
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