Champions of the renewables energy industry have poured cold water on hopes of a boom in windfarm developments off Scotland after an international giant pulled the plug on a flagship UK project.
Sweden’s Vattenfall said it had decided to stop the development of the Norfolk Boreas windfarm in a move that blew a 5.5 billion krona (£4.1bn) hole in its bottom line.
Industry body Scottish Renewables was clearly alarmed by the update from Vattenfall.
“If projects in England are pausing development because they are not commercially viable then the projects that we have here in Scotland, which are more expensive to operate than those elsewhere in the country, are under threat and are clearly even more vulnerable,” said chief executive Claire Mack.
“The UK Government needs to urgently review its investment framework for offshore wind and recognise the heavier costs on projects here in Scotland.” https://www.heraldscotland.com/…/23689497.scotwind…/
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