A new website has been launched aimed at showcasing the benefits of Scotland's onshore wind sector.

Industry body Scottish Renewables have unveiled the site alongside a new report - 'Onshore Wind; Investing in Scotland's Energy Future' - as the UK-wide Onshore Wind Week kicks off across the country from 11 – 15 June.

With the onshore wind sector employing up to 8,000 people in Scotland, as welas delivering around a quarter of all electricity demand, Scottish Renewables Chief Executive Claire Mack said both the new site and report aim to show the "enormous wealth of benefits provided by onshore wind in Scotland".

"It can sometimes be hard for people to see the renewables workforce," she said.

"Unlike in many industries, the people who work in the new energy sector are often out of sight, but it’s their contributions which are driving clean energy forward.

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"Renewables are about more than just energy, and by drawing out their stories alongside new statistics on the low cost, increasing popularity and environmental benefits of onshore wind, both the website and the report paint a picture of an industry which is delivering for Scotland."

Continuing, Ms Mack said alongside solar PV, onshore wind is still locked out of the mechanism used by the UK Government to obtain the low-carbon electricity needed to meet the UK’s carbon targets.

"This situation flies in the face of the UK Government’s manifesto commitment to reduce energy bills for consumers," she said.

"Instead of doing that, they are ruling out one of the most popular – and the cheapest – forms of energy generation available.

"We continue to urge the UK Government to recognise the enormous social, economic and environmental benefits of this technology, as demonstrated by this website and report, and remove the barrier to onshore wind competing in the market for long-term power contracts as a matter of urgency."

To view the new website, visit www.onshorewindscotland.com

The 'Onshore Wind; Investing in Scotland's Energy Future' report is available to access here.

(LM/MH)