Norway sets ambitious renewables target

UPI Monday 6th February, 2012

The Norwegian government set a target of generating more than 60 percent of its electricity through renewable resources by 2020, an official said. Norway set a renewable energy target for 2020 of 67.5 percent of its domestic production. The Norwegian Energy and Petroleum Ministry said that means the country needs to increase its renewable energy p...

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