Scotland approved construction of a 7- megawatt wind turbine by Samsung Heavy Industries, allowing the South Korean manufacturer to test different offshore models at a site north of Edinburgh.
Samsung Heavy will get 6 million pounds ($9.3 million) in funds for the project at Fife Energy Park in Methil, Scotland’s government said today in a statement to coincide with a visit by Finance Secretary John Swinney to the Seoul-based company.
“Today’s announcement marks a significant step forward in establishing a globally competitive supply chain for the offshore wind industry,” Swinney said in the statement.
Scotland has a target to install 10,000 megawatts of offshore wind power to cut emissions from electricity output by more than four-fifths to 50 grams of carbon dioxide a kilowatt- hour in 2030. It’s aiming to meet all its power needs from renewables by 2020, and export any surplus to England.
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