Scottish Wind Turbines Rely on Diesel Generators

A story from February that somehow didn't get much coverage. Dozens of giant turbines at Scots windfarms powered by diesel generators

You can't make this stuff up.

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.

That was to keep them from icing up in the cold weather.

Other problems include:

• Turbines left operating on half power for long periods due to faulty convertor modules.
• Others in “test mode” where they take rather than contribute electricity to the grid.
• Over 4000 litres of oil leaked from hydraulic units on turbines and sprayed over the countryside.

There is more, plus some political fallout.