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Masterplan to Revive ‘Sleeping Giant’ Fabrication Yard
A multi-million pound masterplan has been put together to regenerate a ‘sleeping giant’ fabrication yard and potentially create hundreds of skilled jobs in Scotland’s west highlands. |
| Offshore wind sector set to create up to 28,000 in 10 years
Scotland’s offshore wind industry could create 28,000 jobs by 2020, contributing £7.1billion of investment to the economy, according to a report commissioned by Scottish Renewables and Scottish Enterprise. | |
| Atlantis Tidal Device Being Loaded |
EMEC completes multi-million pound expansion to meet international demand
A £5million expansion of the world’s flagship test centre for full-scale wave and tidal energy machines has increased its capacity by a third – enabling new prototype devices to go into the water this year. |
| Jumbo Jet-sized Energy Device Takes Shape
Full-scale fabrication and testing to create a giant wave energy device – the width of a jumbo jet’s wingspan – is to take off this year in the Scottish Highlands. | |
| £4m boost to Scottish renewables sector
The Scottish marine renewables sector has received a £4m boost with contracts awarded by Hammerfest Strøm UK to build the first of their advanced HS1000 tidal turbines in Stornoway. 17 August 2010 | |
| New jobs potential in offshore renewables
More than 5,000 green jobs could be created through the development of three regional offshore energy manufacturing sites built around key port locations, First Minister Alex Salmond said today. 27 July 2010 | |
| Green tech breakthrough is no carbon copy
Thousands of Britain’s biggest businesses, and many landmark buildings, are about to play a leading role in cutting greenhouse gases – with the potential help of a high-tech business in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides. | |
| Marine energy making a splash with grants announced for wave and tidal technologies
A doughnut and an oyster are among five marine energy projects sharing £13 million to harness the power of the sea. | |
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