Ireland raises its renewable electricity target.

The article reports on the move of Ireland to raise its 2010 target for electricity from renewable sources. It has increased from 13.2 percent as recommended in a 2001 European Union directive to 15 percent. According to the Irish Ministry of Energy, such move had become possible due to a doubling in production capacity in two years and a new renewables support system. A more ambitious 2020 target will be proposed by the Ministry in a forthcoming green paper on energy. It also announced a national energy efficiency awareness campaign for launch in autumn 2006.