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Renewable Energy Industry

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The fast-growing wind, wave, tidal and biomass industries of Scotland offer many exciting energy industry job opportunities to help achieve ambitious production targets. Scotland is fully embracing renewable energy, meaning now is the time to seek work within this industry.

By 2020, the Scottish Government aims for 50% of Scotland's energy to come from renewable energy sources. Considerable investment has been committed to achieve this target, with cutting-edge research being carried out by many Scottish businesses and universities.

Major developments in Scottish renewable energy

Some of Scotland's major developments in renewable energy include:

  • The world's biggest wave power farm is in development to be built off the coast of Orkney. The £10m scheme is also the first commercial wave farm in the UK.
  • Over £13m in grants have been awarded for marine energy projects in Scottish waters.
  • A multi-million pound plant built by The Oran Group producing clean biomass energy from animal by-products.
  • Glendoe Hydro Scheme, Scotland’s newest hydro electric station, generated 12.7GWh of electricity in January 2009, enough to supply the annual needs of over 3,500 homes.

Scotland's future in renewable energy

With the support of the Scottish Government, links between universities and private companies, and the ideal environmental conditions available in Scotland, the renewable energy sector in this country will continue to grow.
Scotland's potential renewable resources are calculated at 59.1GW. As the domestic electricity requirement is only around 10.5GW, Scotland will become a net exporter of energy. Its long coastline and numerous islands make it the perfect location for harnessing power from wind and waves.

Renewable energy companies in Scotland

Scotland has a growing number of companies in the renewable energy industry, from well-established operations to university spin-outs. These include:

 

Latest News & Jobs (1 to 10 of 29)
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Job 02 September 10 - Production Engineer You will have ownsership of the engineering change management process for manufacturing. This will include reviewing current manufacturing methods and providing a smooth transition through out the change process.
Job 02 September 10 - Senior Power Systems Engineer We are looking for an enthusiastic Senior Electrical Engineer to join our rapidly expanding organisation working in the field of offshore wave energy.
Job 01 September 10 - Senior Offshore Installation Engineer The Senior Offshore Installation Engineer will manage the contractor(s) involved in the engineering, planning and implementation of the offshore installation of the company's related infrastructure.
News 31 August 10 - MOR Consulting Over Moray Firth Windfarm Project - Moray Offshore Renewables (MOR) said it had published its environmental impact assessment scoping report.
Job 31 August 10 - Senior Offshore Infrastructure Engineer You will be involved in the optimisation of the moorings, subsea cabling systems and connection and disconnection systems for the company's wave energy converters with particular emphasis on cost reduction through ease of installation and operability.
News 30 August 10 - Renewables Set to Revive Giant of Oil Boom Era - The name was once synonymous with the oil boom which brought an extensive workforce and bulging wage packets to a quiet corner of the north-west Highlands.
Job 26 August 10 - Senior Numerical Modelling Engineer The Senior Numerical Modelling Engineer will work within the Research and Development department continuing work on the development of existing numerical models of the Oyster device.
News 25 August 10 - Offshore Wind Sector Set to Create 60 Times More Jobs in Ten Tears - Scotland’s offshore wind industry could create 28,000 jobs by 2020, contributing £7.1billion of investment to the economy, according to a report commissioned by Scottish Renewables and Scottish Enterprise.
News 25 August 10 - Renewables Report - In response to the Scottish Offshore Wind: Creating an Industry report published by Scottish Renewables and Scottish Enterprise, Energy Minister Jim Mather said:
News 24 August 10 - Scotland's Renewables Potential - First Minister Alex Salmond met Statoil, a Norwegian based oil company, to discuss the possibility of developing the world's first floating wind farm in Scotland.
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