Scotland has long been at the centre of energy production for the United Kingdom due to our reliance on the vast supply of oil under the North Sea. In recent years, however, production of North Sea oil has begun to decline whilst Scotland has emerged as a formidable country for the production of renewable energy, and the investment of Scottish jobs in the green energy sector has happened as a result.
Although Britain and Norway are responsible for most of the remaining sources of oil and gas in the North Sea, resources are certainly running out and it is estimated that well over half has already been extracted since the 1960s. Despite the remaining fossil fuel deposits that are to be mined off the coast of Scotland, the government has aims that by next year 18 percent of Scottish electricity produced will be from renewable sources.

Wind turbines in Scotland are some of the most economically viable in the European Union due to their electricity production rate averaging 40 per cent of the time in comparison to the typical 25 percent generated by turbines elsewhere. There are also plans for offshore wind turbines off the Scottish coast, most notably are those made by Canadian oil giants, Talisman Energy, to construct two turbines at Cromarty which will be the biggest turbines in the world (88 metres high) and will have a maximum capacity of five megawatts each.
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