IT IS a classic demonstration of how not to do “joined-up government”. Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) is blocking five of the country’s 18 proposed offshore wind farms, claiming that they will interfere with military aviation radar.
The MoD’s objections will almost certainly prevent the government from meeting its target of generating 10 per cent of electricity from renewable sources by 2010. Chris Shears of the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) told Â鶹´«Ã½ that MoD opposition is the most important obstacle facing offshore wind development.
Four of the threatened wind farms are in the Irish Sea off the coast…
