The map highlights much of the offshore green energy activity across Scotland, including recently-announced plans by international turbine manufacturers Mitsubishi, Gamesa, Samsung and 2-B Energy to develop next-generation offshore wind technology, as well as investments in marine energy technologies by major power engineering companies Alstom and ABB. These international companies are combining with Scottish-based companies such as Scottish Power, SSE, Clyde Blowers, Global Energy Group and our pioneering technology developers to build a world-leading offshore renewables sector in Scotland.
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Last week Japanese conglomerate Mitsui announced it had bought a 25 per cent stake in Global Energy in a partnership that will drive forward the renaissance of multi-sector energy engineering at Nigg Energy Park in the Highlands.
The First Minister said: "Scotland has around a quarter of Europe’s offshore wind and tidal energy resource and a tenth of its wave power potential. Leases have already been granted to develop more than 11 GigaWatts of offshore wind, wave and tidal-energy generating capacity up to 2020 – by when, we aim to be producing 100 per cent of our domestic electricity needs from renewables, while continuing as a net exporter of power.
"Even before these offshore clean energy projects have been deployed, renewables contributed more than a third of Scotland’s electricity needs in 2011 and the sector supports more than 11,000 jobs – and tens of thousands of more jobs will be created.
"The map highlights many of the recent investment commitments and proposals announced in just one sector of our world-leading energy industry, which is helping to transform our economy and reindustrialise communities across Scotland."
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