Does renewable energy have to be from onshore windfarms?
It does not! Further into the future, the Government wants much more of our energy to be generated from renewable sources. It sees most of this coming from wave, tide and offshore wind, and very recently plans have been announced for massive offshore winfarms off the coast of Southeast England (where the power is most needed). Around Scotland there is massive potential. Wave and tide power are getting closer to commercialisation. The Scottish Executive has set up a forum called FREDS (Forum for Renewable Energy Development in Scotland). One of its tasks is to identify what steps are needed for energy from the sea to become fully commercial. Scottish universities are said to have the best expertise in Europe on how to harness energy from the sea. The Scottish Renewables Forum, representing businesses in the renewables sector, claims that an important obstacle to remove for wave and tide energy production is the early financial risks. It looks to Government to help with this. There are a
