Dozens of giant turbines on Scotland’s windfarms have been powered by diesel generators, the Sunday Mail can reveal. Scottish Power admitted 71 of its windmills were hooked up to the fossil fuel supply after a fault developed on the grid.The firm said it was forced to act in order to keep the turbines warm during very cold weather in December.
But a whistleblower has told the Sunday Mail the incident is among a number of environmental and health and safety failings.The worker, who asked to remain anonymous, said: “The Scottish Government wants to make our country attractive to foreign investors as 40 per cent of the wind that blows across Europe blows across Scotland.
However, that should not mean we put up with our waterways and nature being polluted with carbon from diesel generators and hydraulic oil.“People should be aware that, while their energy costs continue to rise, our windfarms are not operating as efficiently as they could be due to corporate greed.”Labour’s South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth said: “The SNP and Greens have proven time and time again they cannot be trusted on environmental issues.
They laud Scotland’s potential for renewables, yet don’t appear to ensure those already in existence are properly run. This isn’t the first problem raised about this site and there is concern at a lack of openness when problems arise. "Whatever the reasons, having to use diesel generators to de-ice faulty turbines is environmental madness.
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