The report, published last week by the Renewable Energy Foundation (REF), a think tank that has campaigned against wind farms, will give ammunition to sceptics, especially within the Conservative Party, who believe the cost of subsidies to the wind industry is far too high and that
the growing number of turbines are blighting the countryside.
Not exact matches
Benefits
of Wind Power There are a
number of benefits
of wind
turbines which explains why it's become the fastest
growing energy source in the world.
The
number of wind
turbines installed
grew three-fold between 2007 - 2012 and the instances
of reported fires in wind farms are increasing, say the researchers.
And the US Bureau
of Labor Statistics reports that the
number of wind
turbine service technician jobs is expected to increase by 96 percent by 2026, making it the second fastest -
growing job in America.