Largely unseen by the outside world, a transformation has been taking place in the remote Kintyre peninsula on the west coast of Scotland. And it is not over yet.
Funded by international power companies and one of the biggest corporations in the world, nine wind farms have already been built in Kintyre, consisting of about 150 turbines.
In the coming years there could be 14 more wind farms with as many as 200 turbines, creating what one local described as an “industrial landscape”.
Alasdair Bennett, who runs a group seeking to maximise compensation for local communities, told me it has been like a “gold rush” for power companies who are eager to meet the growing demand for renewable energy. And it’s happening in an area which is half the size of Greater London. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-62766251?fbclid=IwAR38Iv_XPYZGDf_2CNTfpiVQ2EuAAGP3yeObU1Rz048ReNjpILPnKsv5rWY
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