Sturgeon told Scottish Renewables' Scottish Green Energy Awards in Edinburgh that she was "deeply frustrated" by the attitude of the Conservative Party in London.

"And it is a frustration that has been compounded when we see a commitment to a very expensive 35-year contract for nuclear generation [in approving the Hinkley C power plant in southwest England] instead of investment in new renewables technology, the costs of which will continue to come down.

"I