An expert has warned that Scottish plans for wind farms may have to be abandoned
100,000 future jobs in industry threatened by outdated funding methods, warns expert
Ministers have been attacked for failing to update the way power projects are funded and risking Scotland’s potential for providing the energy supplies of the future.
The UK government has its “head in the sand” over the changes required, threatening an offshore wind farm industry that could provide both thousands of jobs and lower bills for electricity consumers, according to an industry expert.
The warning from Claire Mack, head of Scottish Renewables, an industry body, follows the decision by a Swedish wind farm developer to pull its investment on a major offshore project off the English coast — Norfolk Boreas — due to costs rising by 40 per cent.
“It is, surprisingly, particularly devastating for Scotland. It costs more to build offshore wind farms north of the border than further south but without Scotland the UK government cannot reach its net-zero targets.
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