Uruguay wants to become one of the world's leading wind power producers

Article Type: News From: Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, Volume 24, Issue 3.

The Uruguayan government has set its sights on becoming one of the world's leading wind power producers as part of plans to produce 90 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2015, although much of the plan is still on the drawing board. Electricity generated from wind is expected to make up 30 per cent of Uruguay's total mix, with hydropower contributing 45 per cent, and biomass 15 per cent, according to reports from Smart Planet. This would put Uruguay ahead of current renewable energy leader Denmark, which gets 26 per cent of its electrical generation from wind.