The decision by offshore windfarm developers to boycott the UK Government’s latest support round for renewables firms underlined the threat to hopes of a boom off Scotland. However, the remedies proposed by the administration’s many critics could impose a heavy burden on energy bill payers across the UK, who are set to provide generous support for onshore wind in Scotland and the country’s faltering tidal energy industry.
In his Programme for Government, Mr Yousaf said he would speed up the planning process for onshore windfarms in Scotland, although residents in the areas affected may oppose developments.
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