| How often do you think about where your home or | | | | bank would control £2 billion and will unlock more |
| business energy comes from? Is it hydroelectric, solar | | | | from the private sector, focussing on green energy |
| powered, coal, nuclear, or other in origin? Electricity | | | | and transport development. Out of this money, £60 |
| sourcing could see some dramatic changes over the | | | | million would be dedicated to developing ports – |
| next few years, as renewable energy shifts more | | | | mostly in the north east – for the transportation |
| into our day-to-day lives. One of the main types of | | | | of the turbines for the offshore farms. |
| renewable energy that is seeing growth and | | | | Aside from the Government getting on board with |
| exposure is the potential of onshore and offshore | | | | the green energy solutions, companies are now also |
| wind farms and turbines. | | | | finding the market quite attractive to get involved in. |
| In fact, to the south of Inverness, a development is | | | | There are now plans for the first ever wind turbine |
| being planned which could see 55 wind turbines | | | | factory, or manufacturing plant, in the UK . This |
| erected; these would supply around 100,000 | | | | would create around 1,900 green jobs, which could |
| properties with electricity . The developer is | | | | help the economy, and local area where it is built. The |
| considering community benefits for this scheme, as | | | | plans are to make a special offshore wind turbine |
| some people are questioning the presence of wind | | | | which can survive in harsh weather conditions. |
| turbines near their homes. In this particular case, the | | | | So next time you put your kettle on, think about |
| developer may offer free or discounted electricity | | | | where your electricity is coming from, and where it |
| for those closest to the wind farm site. | | | | might be coming from in a few years time. There |
| Now the Government has set up a new green | | | | might just be a wind turbine powering its way to |
| investment bank, which is supposed to encourage | | | | your perfect cup of tea. |
| the investment in wind farms and solar panels . This | | | | |