Failure of wind experiment

Sir, – Your report (July 20) of a serious threat to offshore wind turbine development is very good news for those of us not making money from these “renewable” sources of electricity, which represent a very costly bill for us, amounting to a public deception, that climate change is being retarded and many jobs created and power gained from “free” wind.

Wind power has been one of those apparently logical ideas which, in reality, was a failure because of inadequate practical evaluation before huge investments were made.

The first scientific adviser to the Scottish Government’s warnings were disregarded.

The Government was warned not to adopt these renewables until there were vastly improved means of storing electricity.

The consequence has been great damage to our land and seascapes and our finances.

The typical contribution from “wind” to our electricity generation is well under 5%, and is least when the weather is cold.

The turbine industry says thousands of jobs are at risk, but these are overseas, where the equipment is manufactured.

Politicians responsible for energy generation who have hitherto not shown the honest pluck to call off this disastrous failed experiment are maybe starting to do so now, as your report suggests, while safe, effective, economical means of power generation are maintained and further developed, to keep our light and heating on.

(Dr) Charles Wardrop. 111 Viewlands Road West, Perth.