Glasgow to become green 'super city'
06 June 2011
Scotland's largest city is to create thousands of green energy jobs as the UK emerges from the downturn, a report has found.
Glasgow, which was once known as the second city of the Empire for its industrial strengths, is on course to repeat its success in the field of renewables.
It came after HSBC named it as the first industrial “super city” north of the Border thanks to its rapid growing base in research and engineering expertise.
The banking giant identified it along with Bristol as one of two new business powerhouse cities in its latest Future of Business report.
The report described Glasgow as a “leading international force in the renewable energy sector”.
Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said:
“Glasgow is renowned as a centre of excellence for its strengths in academia, manufacturing, innovation and engineering. It is a city with a lot to offer.
“There are renewables businesses such as SSE and Scottish Power firmly established in the city. Technology developers and suppliers such as Steel Engineering, Gaia-Wind, Proven Energy and Nautricity, as well as international companies including Gamesa and Doosan Power Systems are actively investing in and around Glasgow, which means hundreds of jobs in renewables with the potential for many more.”
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