Business Green: The Scottish government last week approved three large-scale wind energy projects, which together are expected to provide enough energy for 100,000 homes while creating 240 construction jobs. A 118MW-capacity wind farm on the Isle of Lewis, a 52.5MW wind farm near Thurso, and a 45MW extension to the Rother wind farm near Elgin were all granted planning approval, further underlining Scotland’s burgeoning status as a leader in the UK’s wind energy industry. The announcements came …