THE consultancy firm hired by the Scottish Government to assess the country's untapped hydroelectric potential has cut its forecast for the value of the industry to 2020 by £180 million, the Sunday Herald has learned.
THE consultancy firm hired by the Scottish Government to assess the country's untapped hydroelectric potential has cut its forecast for the value of the industry to 2020 by £180 million, the Sunday Herald has learned.
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Cash, cable and staff hassles lop £180m off forecast By Steven Vass
In a report to be unveiled at the British Hydropower Association conference in Glasgow on Tuesday, Carluke-based Baby Hydro will say the industry is "floundering" through a combination of poor grid connections, lack of suitably skilled workers and difficulties raising finance.
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