Scotland secures £350m investment boost

A funding package has been agreed to bring £350 million of investment to Scotland’s Highlands, with Sumitomo Electric UK Power Cables planning to establish operations in the region’s offshore wind energy sector

Offshore wind ‘could bring to Scotland similar economic benefits to oil and gas’

Agency predicts the recent ScotWind announcement will lead to the creation of thousands of new jobs

Three renewables projects secure £13m funding

A trio of Scottish renewable energy infrastructure projects were awarded more than £13m yesterday. The money has come from the Scottish government’s Highlands and Islands Enterprise. In Caithness, £5m will be spent to develop Scrabster Harbour so it can accommodate future wave and tidal energy business. In Orkney, the HIE plans to invest £2.95m to […]