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Of the world in recent days. we all know that the fossil fuel industry is in decline. it's a sunset industry. we need to be giving our government subsidy and our government leadership towards developing that renewable energy economy. that is happening in the heart of shetland, where 103 turbines should start spinning next summer in a project called viking. with the construction of this giant wind farm covering an area the size of edinburgh, shetland and the uk are entering a new era. this is what the transition from oil and gas to renewable energy actually looks like. but change can be painful...

But shetland is far from old fashioned. a deal struck in the �*70s saw the islands profit handsomely from oil and gas funding new roads, care homes and leisure centres. i was part of that boom. arlene robertson has worked as a cook, a cleaner and a nurse at shetland's oil terminal. these days, she wants the islands to have more control of their own affairs. i mean, we all want a better climate. we all want a better world to live in. but i think realistically we have to follow what's feasible. and shutting down oil and trying to import it from places like russia doesnae make much sense to me....

At the moment from renewables? i don't think we are. i think what you're seeing is so many shetlanders shivering in their homes and looking out of their windows, seeing these gleaming turbines, and not seeing any personal benefit. but the developers insist the wind farm will be good for the country and the community. so this project alone is going to be the biggest community benefit fund of any renewable project in the uk. when the site goes into operation next year, it will be 2.2 million every year for the duration of the wind farm. overnight this project will help shetland decarbonise its e...