Fife Business Matters

Premier support for east coast renewables alliance

Fife has already taken significant steps to become a centre of excellence and investment for renewable energy in its own right and Fife Council is now lending its support to a potential alliance of local authorities along the east coast of Scotland to further the same goal.

The initiative would bring together key players from Peterhead to Dunbar to promote the east coast as one of the main areas for renewable energy development in Scotland.

An east coast renewables alliance would bring together businesses, public sector organisations, universities and colleges to explore opportunities for collaboration and would build on the considerable work currently being done at local authority level.

First Minister, Alex Salmond, took the opportunity to demonstrate his support for this initiative when he visited the East Coast Renewables networking event during the Open Golf Championship at Fife Council’s Welcome to Fife Pavilion.

Fifty renewable energy companies and representatives of higher and further education sectors across the east coast attended and the potential of an alliance drew warm support.

Working in partnership with Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Development International it would further develop the renewable energy sector and promote the east coast of Scotland as a key location for investment.

Leader of Fife Council’s Administration, Councillor Peter Grant, said, “Working together the Alliance will explore areas for cooperation which will lead to greater success through a common offer than could be achieved if each area worked only in isolation. This will be a huge benefit not only to Fife, but also to the east coast and Scotland as a whole.”

Niall Stuart, Chief Executive, Scottish Renewables said, “This is a fantastic initiative which will undoubtedly help achieve Scotland’s aim to become a leading area for renewable energy development in Europe. We need this kind of cross boundary collaboration from local authorities to position Scotland as a key location for investment.”

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