I have not long picked my way through the report, Scottish Offshore Wind: Creating an Industry, commissioned by Scottish Renewables with the Industrial Power Association. It paints four scenarios for Scottish offshore wind - from a vigorous offshore wind industry, supported by a robust supply chain that involves the oil&gas capability, to failure to capitalise on the opportunity, with all that implies.
Amid the bloated claims that are made about what renewable energy will deliver for Scotland, the technology to which least attention is paid is the one that actually delivers most - hydro electricity.
Sir Ian Wood said yesterday that besides maximising recovery of North Sea reserves and taking advantage of international oil and gas opportunities, the north-east must begin to stake its claim in the new energy industries.
ABERDEEN'S 2010 All-Energy show promises to be the most timely and relevant yet to the renewables and oil&gas communities.
Captain Ken Gray, of Cromarty Firth Port Authority, sees huge renewable energy opportunities for Scottish-based companies, but believes government needs to do more to ensure that they are not swamped by foreign competition.
NORWEGIAN outfits StatoilHydro and Statkraft have joined forces to develop the 315-megawatt Sheringham Shoal offshore windfarm off the coast of Norfolk in the UK.
SAFETY and training will not be compromised, however severely the recession hits the North Sea oil and gas sector.
SUBSEA UK will have offshore renewables squarely in its sights at its new Subsea Europe conference in London, to be staged on October 30. This is aside from its main market - offshore oil&gas.