Wind turbines are routinely regarded as an energy source of the future, as debates spin over its upcoming role in the country’s supply mix. Yet, they are also a story of our past, with wind turbines stretching across our coastlines and nestling in our sunlit uplands for decades, with the first swirly structure being hoisted in 1887 by a pioneering Scottish engineer wanting to light up his holiday home, before a growing pipeline slowly emerged over the following century. The UK now has a 28GW bedrock of wind, both on land and sea, a robust…
