Extract from Revolution by Todd Westbrook

Consider a world in which the kettle goes on, the phone is
100 per cent, the ev car is charged, the hospital lights are
shining, heavy industry is supplied with electricity. All for
essentially zero fuel cost, with nothing going into the front
end of the pipe: no coal, no gas, no oil, no uranium. And
nothing out the back end either: no particulates, no carbon,
no nuclear waste.
Any discussion should take place within the vision of what
the wind sector at its core represents: the provision of
electricity with a minimal carbon footprint, at the lowest
possible cost, as part of a system designed to maximise the
effectiveness and efficiency of the electricity produced.
And the discussion needs to happen now.
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todd westbrook
Having written for a decade and a half on the renewable energy
revolution, Todd Westbrook here provides a view of Scottish wind
power of the past, the present and the future and its potential to
revolutionise power production across the world. Revolution takes
readers on a fascinating journey from the industry’s origins in the 1950s
to contemporary developments, at the same time providing insight
from industry experts and dispelling some of the common myths and
misconceptions associated with wind power. In this climate emergency,
we must do anything we can to lessen our environmental impact.
This is an accessible, inspirational guide
and must achieve change.
to how Scotland can
AUTHOR PHOTOGRAPH: J DOUGLAS
DESIGN: MAIA GENTLE & CARRIE HUTCHISON
FRONT COVER IMAGE: WHITELEE WINDFARM, EAGLESHAM (SHUTTERSTOCK)