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.
Jeremy Sainsbury OBE, a Director at Natural Power, is set to speak at Scottish Renewables forthcoming seminar, ‘A planning system for net-zero . The online event will take place Wednesday 17th February between 10am and 1pm.
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Shadow Rural Affairs Minister Finlay Carson believes the ambitious project should be housed in the region (Image: InYourArea)
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Two new directors have joined the board of industry body Scottish Renewables, with a third re-elected for a second term.
Scottish Renewables said the trio will help guide the organisation as it works to grow Scotland’s renewable energy sector and sustain its position at the forefront of the global clean energy industry.
The three newly-elected directors are Andrew Lyle, managing director of Edinburgh renewable energy consultancy Locogen and Nicola Percival, a senior regulatory affairs manager at RWE Renewables and Jeremy Sainsbury, director of Natural Power
Lyle is vice chair of the association’s board and has been re-elected.
Percival is elected for a three-year term. She had previously been co-opted to the Board.