Shetland could earn £37 million a year from its proposed giant windfarm, according to revised figures in Viking Energy’s planning application, lodged this week. The projected profit from the 150-turbine complex is significantly greater than the £25m-£30m indicated previously. Shetland Charitable Trust alone could bank over £23m a year, 27 per cent higher than previous estimates.
The huge potential profits could strengthen the financial justification for sacrificing part of the landscape in return for a new cash cow industry to replace . . .

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