The Scottish renewables industry has given thanks to departing Holyrood energy minister Paul Wheelhouse who lost his seat in last week’s parliamentary elections.
Chief executive of trade body Scottish Renewables Claire Mack said Wheelhouse had shown “deep understanding” of the renewables industry throughout his time as energy minister and “recognised its benefit to Scotland’s economy and environment”.
After failing to unseat Conservative incumbent Rachael Hamilton in Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire in the Borders, Wheelhouse was hoping to enter Holyrood through the regional list.
But gains by the SNP in other areas across South Scotland meant that the party collected fewer list seats than in 2016, with Wheelhouse the main casualty.
Offshore wind activity in Scotland just the tip of the iceberg , says trade body By Alan Hendry Published: 11:42, 14 February 2021
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Case studies in Scottish Renewables new report give a snapshot of offshore wind activity, including the Beatrice project. Picture: BOWL
Current activity in the offshore wind industry in Scotland is just the tip of the iceberg , according to the trade body Scottish Renewables.
The continuing growth of the sector is highlighted in a new edition of Scottish Renewablesâ Supply Chain Impact report.
Around 21 companies, from Dumfriesshire to Orkney, are working on offshore renewable energy projects in Scotland, England, the EU and further afield, according to a new report.
Scottish Renewables’ Supply Chain Impact report spotlights several companies that include Global Energy Group (GEG), Leask Marine, Aerial Vision and Partrac.
GEG has invested £90m to develop a world-class port facility at Port of Nigg in the Cromarty Firth with further investments planned.
Leask Marine is an Orkney marine services company that has worked on more than 22 offshore wind farms across Europe and, from 2019, North America.
Drone services provider Aerial Vision, of Lanark, had another busy year after being drafted in to inspect Equinor’s turbines off the coast of south east England.
Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council Welcomes Opening of ScotWind Leasing Application Window
Written by AZoCleantechJan 15 2021
Crown Estate Scotland has today officially opened the application window for ScotWind Leasing, the new offshore wind leasing round for Scottish waters, paving the way for developers to apply for the rights to build Scotland’s next generation of offshore wind farms.
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Responding, Brian McFarlane, Co-Chair of the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council and SSE Renewables’ Head of Projects, Offshore Renewables, said:
Offshore wind is already a key part of Scotland’s low-carbon energy mix, and there is huge potential to grow and develop the sector for the benefit both of our environment and our economy.