Two breaking stories this morning neatly illustrate the flawed logic which still lurks at the heart of UK energy policy. First up is that German energy utility RWE's bid to build a new nuclear plant near Kirksanton in Cumbria will mean dismantling an existing wind farm on the site. While at the other end of the country, 600 workers at the Vestas Blades wind turbine factory on the Isle of Wight could be facing redundancy.
Once again, Gordon Brown's lack of political initiative and vision has come under the spot light. Only a month on from pledging to find ways to help low-carbon manufacturers lead the UK out of recession, it looks like he's already reneging on his green new deal. Vestas, Britain's only wind turbine factory, is facing closure as the government has failed to remove the obstacles blocking faster wind farm development in contrast to booming wind energy sales in China and the US. This lack of support is now all too apparent as hundreds of British jobs could be lost. Last week's budgetpromised some hope, but has offered too little, too late.
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