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Salmond pushes £22m wind-power expansion



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Published Date: 30 July 2008
By Jenny Haworth
ALEX Salmond yesterday said the past ten days were the most exciting in the history of renewables in Scotland, as he gave the go-ahead for a major wind farm to expand.
Another nine turbines will be built alongside the 77 already given approval at the Crystal Rig wind farm, near Dunbar in East Lothian.

The First Minister announced the extension during a visit to Natural Power, the company behind the project.

The extra 27MW capacity provided by the £22 million extension could power more than 13,000 homes.

Mr Salmond said the move "completes the most exciting ten days in the history of renewables in Scotland."

Last week, he said that the largest wind farm in Europe would be built in Scotland.

The 548MW Clyde project in South Lanarkshire is double the size of the largest wind farm in Europe outside Scotland. A 45MW biomass plant was also granted permission at the Tullis Russell papermill site in Markinch, Fife, ten days ago.





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  • Last Updated: 30 July 2008 1:41 AM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
1

Unimpressed one,

30/07/2008 09:39:36
Salmond slavering as usual. Of course he doesn't mention the fact that when the wind is too high or too low the windmills contribute precisely zero power. Future generations are going to get a good laugh at the antics of our present herd of lunatic politicians and half-baked 'scientists'.
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30/07/2008 09:45:14
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Number 6,

Germany 30/07/2008 10:54:51
#1 This year so far, Germany has added 10,000 jobs to their windpower industry. An astonishing 80% of all developed technology, has been exported.

But we should keep our little scottish heads down and leave it to the "Grown ups" . The "Union dividend" in all it's ambitionless glory.
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Alan B,

30/07/2008 11:06:26
#Unimpressed one

What just like we have "laughed" at the ridiculous dash for gas previously or at the expense of nuclear had huge costs the government either were not honest about or were ignorant off.

Renewables make sense. You need a government to support such technology.

Overall i see scotland has 2 options:

1)have a portion of our electricity produced by renewable, nuclear and coal. (gas was silly, so is oil)
2)just have renewable and coal.

With coal high environmental standards should be used with a move to carbon capture.

Problem for government is you cannot subsidise all method and we have gone from subsidised coal to subsidise nuclear and now cross subsidise for renewables.

It make sense if you are wanting to take a lead in renewables that you do not spread yourself to thinly by adopting other high cost methods.

While we should have wind playing a sizeable role in scottish electricity generation we must also develop tidal (and wave) generation projects.

As for your comment about wind not generating electricity when wind speeds are too high. That does seem like a technological issue that needs to be addressed and will be if you adopt a technology and allow the inovation that will be forthcoming.

The good thing about the scottish government position is it actually has a long term strategy. Also both the lid dems and labour are similar in their outlook and therefore it is not a political football. Labour were constrained in power by tensions between the leadership in scotland and london.
5

Andyh,

30/07/2008 11:12:47
Salmond has seen the way the wind is blowing so why cant the politicans at Westminister??

 

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