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Responding to news from the Scottish Government that additional funding of £5.5 million is being made available for renewables projects to contribute towards a green recovery following the coronavirus image

Wind, Press Releases, Renewable News — 17 June, 2020

Responding to news from the Scottish Government that additional funding of £5.5 million is being made available for renewables projects to contribute towards a green recovery following the coronavirus

Nick Sharpe, Director of Communications and Strategy at Scottish Renewables, said: "Scottish Renewables has joined many other organisations in the UK and around the world in calling for a green economic recovery from coronavirus - one which does not lock in fossil fuel investment, but gives us a cha...

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Crown Estate Scotland has today (June 10) announced the launch of ScotWind Leasing, the first round of offshore wind leasing in Scottish waters for a decade. image

Wind, Press Releases, Renewable News — 11 June, 2020

Crown Estate Scotland has today (June 10) announced the launch of ScotWind Leasing, the first round of offshore wind leasing in Scottish waters for a decade.

Responding, Claire Mack, Chief Executive at Scottish Renewables, said: "With a quarter of all Europe's offshore wind resource, new generations of turbines which enable us to capture it more efficiently than ever and an offshore workforce which is constantly upskilling, the stage is set for the furth...

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