On Tuesday, the First Minister hiked the target for renewable energy to the equivalent of 50% of Scotland's electricity demand by 2015, just as a Conservative minister at Westminster appeared to signal retreat on the issue.
ALEX Salmond has lambasted the "chaos and confusion" of the UK Govern- ment's policy on renew-ables, which risks damaging investor confidence in a major industry.
On Tuesday, the First Minister hiked the target for renewable energy to the equivalent of 50% of Scotland's electricity demand by 2015, just as a Conservative minister at Westminster appeared to signal retreat on the issue.
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