Scots stand firm on Chinese wind turbine factory despite ‘hostile state’ fears

Fury as SNP cosies up to China with huge £20bn factory sparking security fears

The renewable energy deal has been subject to widespread criticism over fears China is a "hostile state"

Scots locals slam cheap electricity 'bribe' amid plans for 'biggest' wind park

People in a Scottish community have slammed an energy provider for offering cheaper electricity amid proposed plans to construct the biggest onshore wind park in the UK.

Scots stand firm on Chinese wind turbine factory despite ‘hostile state’ fears

Kate Forbes says there is ‘room’ for Mingyang’s plant, as SNP government pushes for green growth

Scotland open to Chinese wind turbine factory, says country's deputy leader

Kate Forbes says Mingyang and Vestas could both be needed given scale of wind power demand

SNP rejects banning wind turbine blades from landfills

The SNP could send old wind turbines to landfill. It has rejected a European-style ban on “wind turbine graveyards”. Austria, Finland, Germany and the Netherlands have already banned giant fibreglass and plastic blades from landfill sites. A number of other countries are expected to follow suit amid concerns about what to do as the first generation of wind farms is decommissioned. It is safe to put the old blades in to the ground – but they take…