I was recently taken out to see Floating Offshore Wind Turbines.
But seeing the turbines turning on or offshore gives little comfort to those who can’t afford to power their homes as cheap renewable Scottish electricity’s charged at the cost of expensive European gas. The opportunities being missed though go far beyond the cost of electricity in an energy rich country. What about ownership, community benefit and employment from them?
Along from the Berwick Bank development in the Forth is another field, Neart na Gaoithe and its energy’s coming ashore near Torness. It’s owned by EDF, the French state energy company and ESB, the Irish State Electricity Board. An Irish diplomat told me it’s their state companies largest investment outside Ireland. So, profits from off our shores go to Dublin and Paris, not Edinburgh or even London. Read more: https://www.scotsman.com/…/why-is-scotland-missing-out…
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