With a new licensing policy from the Scottish Crown Estate and co-operation – if not collaboration – with the Scot-Govt – there is a ‘glimmer of hope’ for a much-missed Scottish renewables manufacturing industry. That is the comment by a former Scottish Labour MP and UK Energy Minister on the Read more…
NOT a cheep, not a whisper, in fact if you strain your ears, all you will hear at the moment, is a truly deafening silence from the wind industry. Why? because wind power has virtually collapsed since the beginning of June. Far from “powering” thousands of homes the entire wind Read more…
Onshore wind power has the potential to cut household energy bills, benefit consumers by well over a billion pounds and create thousands of jobs, particularly in Scotland, according to a new report. The Power of Onshore Wind report, from renewable energy consultants BVG Associates, claims that awarding contracts for five Read more…
Scotland is anticipated to get 60% of the created jobs from the UK onshore wind sector, according to a new report issued by BVG Associates. Of the 18,000 potential jobs created during the construction phase and 8,500 long-term skilled jobs thereafter, Scotland is to win the lionshare while “delivering a Read more…