Northern Ireland's renewable energy figures have increased by around 8% since 2001, but it will still have to work hard to meet its target of 12% by 2012, according to figures.
The Northern Ireland Environmental Statistics Report revealed that 755,000MWh of electricity was taken from renewable energy sources in 2009/10 – equivalent to 9.3% of the country's electricity.
This is a significant increase from 2000/01, during which only 1.4% of electricity was from renewable energy.
But Richard Murphy, a lawyer in Northern Ireland and an expert in renewable energy, told the Belfast Telegraph: "We're clearly headed in the right direction. However, there is cause for concern.