When I read this very upbeat article in yesterday's Oban Times I couldn't help wondering whether Argyll and Bute Council really believe that Campbeltown has the potential to become the renewable energy equivalent of what Aberdeen became for the oil industry. Or is it the triumph of hope over experience? For anything like this to come to fruition would require strategic planning of the first order, and one hell of a lot of money and investment in infrastructure over and above what is to be spent on the New Quay. However, it would be good to see Campbeltown become a national and international hub for the renewable energy sector.
I'm not being entirely cynical about it, I think it is a possibility that is worthy of debate, as the West Coast of the British Isles is a prime area for the development of renewable energy.
