Latest news 26 May 2010
Renewable energy from Scotland’s seas could be a substantial source of the UK’s domestic electricity needs by 2050, it has been claimed.
The Offshore Valuation Study was conducted by the Offshore Valuation Group, which includes industry and government organisations among its members and is chaired by the Public Interest Research Centre.
According to the study, Scotland’s offshore renewable energy sources, including wind turbines and wave and tidal generators, could reasonably generate 68 GW of electricity by 2050.
This is significantly higher than the maximum capacity of today’s offshore sources, which supple around 3.7 GW.
Energy minister Jim Mather commented: “The report is an extremely useful contribution to quantifying the possible scale of the emerging green energy industry.
“It finds that offshore wind, wave and tidal energy have the potential to meet our electricity needs seven times over, creating a vast export surplus while making a significant contribution to meeting domestic and European renewable energy targets.”
He added that 145,000 jobs could be created across the UK in the installation, operation and management of the new generators.
According to the study, the electricity industry could be worth
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