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The island of Gotland has more sun hours per year than any other county in Sweden. Its long coastline and location in the middle of the Baltic sea means that Gotland has also some of the best locations for establishing wind power both on land and offshore.The island is 40% covered with forests and 31% of land area is used for grazing and arable land. For these reasons the island has considerable potential for the development of wind, solar and biomass sources in order to cover its energy need from renewables. On 14th October 1996 the Municipal Council of Gotland published the Eco-Programme, which identifies the municipalities goal that "Gotland is to become an ecologically sustainable society within the course of a generation" |