Scotland’s leader Nicola Sturgeon launched on Friday a major renewable energy project boasting the world’s most powerful wind turbines, which she hopes will also propel the independence ambitions of her nationalist party. The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) sits off Trump International Golf Links Aberdeen, Scotland, Britain, September 7, 2018. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne The 11 191-meter-high turbines in the waters of Aberdeen Bay will eventually produce 312 GWh of power a year – enough to power 80,000 households – helping to reduce Scotland’s reliance on its oil industry. “Scotland is a world leader in energy and that is good for our present and our future, whatever that may be,” Sturgeon told Reuters, standing on a ferry underneath the churning blades of the new European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), which is run by Swedish utility Vattenfall. The Scottish National Party she leads, which is seeking […]