EDINBURGH Wholesale NBA Hoodies , June 26 (Xinhua) -- Scotland's renewable electricity output rose by 50 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2014, according to new figures published on Thursday.
Scotland generated a record 6,678 Gigawatt Hours of renewable electricity in the first three months of 2014, 10.4 percent higher than the previous record, showed statistics released by British Department of Energy and Climate Change.
The overall increase is primarily due to a record quarter of hydro output, 9.2 percent higher than the previous record quarter at the end of 2011 Wholesale NBA Jerseys , while wind generation is also at record levels, 4 percent higher than the previous record quarter.
Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing said, "the initial figures for 2014 show that renewables generation continues to go from strength to strength, with the figures for the first Quarter of 2014 setting a new record for renewables generation in Scotland."
"The record high hydro output shows that we are contributing to a balanced mix of energy generation across Scotland which could see hydro power account for up to a quarter of Scotland's generating capacity in the next decade." he added.
Renewables met a record-breaking 46.5 percent of gross electricity consumption in 2013 in Scotland, which is on track to meet its interim target of 50 percent by 2015.
MELBOURNE, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese qualifier Wang Qiang scored a sensational opening round win over American Sloane Stephens Monday on Day 1 of the Australian Open (AO).
Wang knocked out Stephens Wholesale Washington Wizards Hats , an AO semi-finalist three years ago, in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 in one of the biggest upsets of the opening day.
Despite being ranked 76 spots below Stephens, Wang controlled the game from the baseline and quickly went a set up.
The qualifier then broke in the first game of the second set, and broke Stephens another two times to close out the match. Wang became just the second player, in the women's draw Wholesale Utah Jazz Hats , to knock out a seeded player to date, with Russian Margarita Gasparyan beating 17-seed Sara Errani.
The 24-year-old was ecstatic after progressing to the second round, labelling the win the best of her career.
"(Stephens') is a good player ... I just tried my best," Wang told reporters post-match.
"It's was my first time playing at Hisense (Arena), so (I was) a little bit nervous."