Green transition
The Scotsman editorial of 8 October (‘This isn’t the way to save the planet’) highlights the problem of a Green transition when all the factors are not addressed.
It is claimed that ‘ Scotland needs to reduce production of fossil fuels ‘ when, in The Scotsman of 5 October, an article by Ashley Kelty points out that, over the summer heatwave, wind turbines failed to step up to the mark and did not meet system demand due to an anticyclone over Europe.
Only the import of electricity from English gas-fired power stations prevented the lights going out in Scottish schools, hospitals and medical centres due to the failure of a design from the Middle Ages!
What the editorial also failed to mention is the proposed construction of a 900MW gas-fired plant at Peterhead which will remain operational until 2080 or the proposed source of energy for the plant.
As this brings the total capacity of the site up to 3300MW that is a demand for a lot of gas over the next 50 years and, as current oil and gas wells in the North Sea will be uneconomic by 2045, just where is Peterhead going to obtain supplies if there is a ban on further exploration in UK waters?
What is certain is that not a single question detailed above will be addressed at the SNP conference in Aberdeen. Just like the five resignations from the Scottish Covid inquiry, all be will ignored by every delegate attending the SNP conference!
Ian Moir, Castle Douglas
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