Renew Extra Weekly

 Not everyone likes on shore wind farms, given that they can have a strong visual impact on treasured views and a range of other local environmental impacts and issues. In the past, in the USA in particular, there have been claims about local health effects, but they seem to have be effectively rebutted . More recently however, some anti-wind farm campaign groups, for example in Wales , say that off shore wind would be preferable and it is certainly true that, depending on location, offshore siting would reduce visual impact from the land – some off shore wind farms are 100 miles or more offshore. The UK potential for offshore wind farms is very large, so it is a key option and it is being developed quite rapidly- the UK now has over 16 GW installed, the same amount as onshore wind.  And both are expanding- now that the Labour government has removed the Tory block on local siting.  But some objections to on land wind still persist. So is offshore a better option?  Th...