Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “Renewable technologies like onshore and offshore wind, hydropower, solar and more already provide 40% of the UK’s electricity – but there is much more to be done if we are to create clean growth on the road to net zero carbon emissions.
“Scottish Renewables welcomed the Conservative Party’s manifesto commitments to deliver two million new jobs in clean energy over the next decade and to increase ambition for our world-leading offshore wind sector. However our industry still lacks the clarity it needs to progress in key areas: onshore wind and large solar PV’s access to the energy market, the future of renewable heat and a plan for small-scale renewables, among others.
“I look forward to working with the new government as its Cabinet and Ministers are announced to deliver the economic benefits which this industry has already shown it is so very capable of producing.”
