Mark Macaskill Energy analysts claim that an independent Scotland would be saddled with a £600m bill to keep thousands of wind turbines turning because Westminster would not be prepared to send “international aid” to subsidise wind farms north of the border. Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister, has said a second Read more
THE Scottish Government has set a very ambitious target for renewable energy (“We must all be energised to build a country that is fairer and greener”, Agenda, The Herald, January 25). But at what cost? Are the consumers expected to continue to pay through the nose for ineffective wind farms Read more
By Stephen Houston The catastrophic collapse of a giant wind turbine is being investigated. A 480-foot high turbine came down in a storm – only the second windmill in Scotland to crash to the ground. The astonishing structural failure of the £2 million machine has prompted demands for information by Read more