Economics of renewables

A number of informative papers have been written about the economics of wind power. We present a selection here together with a newsletter article which comments on the fallacy that wind power will bring Scotland a jobs bonanza.
A special section is devoted to the threat to tourism.

See also subsection on tourism

All the documents in this section are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

• Powering the Nation
  PB Power for the Royal Academy of Engineering,  2006
  A comparison of the costs and benefits of different types of electricity generating technologies on a like-for-like basis. A 26-page summary. The full report can be purchased from PB Power at £250.
• The Renewables Obligation
  Ofgem`s Third Annual Report,  2006
  The administration of the Renewables Obligation in Scotland, England and Wales. (You will need Acrobat 5 or higher to read this report)
• The Renewables Obligation
  Ofgem`s Second Annual Report,  2005
  The administration of the Renewables Obligation in Scotland, England and Wales. (You will need Acrobat 5 or higher to read this report)
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