SPONSORS OF EAST OF SCOTLAND
DUNDEE IN THE RIGHT PLACE
AT THE RIGHT TIME Renewables offers Scotland its
biggest economic opportunity since the discovery of North Sea oil in the 1970s. Back then, Aberdeen quickly established itself as the key location for global companies seeking their share of Scotland’s offshore ‘black gold’.
This time, things look very different. It is Dundee that finds itself in the right place at the right time – right on the doorstep of the North Sea’s fast-building wave of offshore opportunity.
PORT
To reap the offshore wind harvest, you need flat land – and you need it in the right place. Dundee has an enviable location for accessing Scotland’s largest offshore wind development sites. No other port is closer to the action.
The port also has the advantage of deepwater access to support jack-up, construction and O&M activities and has a proven track record in offshore engineering and logistics.
ENERGY PARKS
Supply chain companies that don’t need to be located within the port can choose from three strategic development sites, all within easy reach of the quayside. Energy Park East, Energy Park West and Linlathen Park offer a total of 160 hectares available for supply chain operations.
Companies interested in locating in Dundee will find enthusiastic support from local and national planners. The Scottish Government’s National Renewables Infrastructure Plan (NRIP) identifies Dundee as a strategic location for marine renewables.
A £70m National Renewables Infrastructure Fund (N-RIF) supports the development of sites at, and close to, the port for offshore wind turbines and related
EDUCATION AND TRAINING SUPPORT To ensure that the best knowledge, training and skills are brought to bear on extracting the full potential from the offshore renewables sector, Tayside’s universities and colleges have combined forces to ensure that world class R&D and training is available for incoming investors.
Called ‘Energy Training East’, the alliance covers everything from technical apprenticeships to post-graduate teaching and research. The alliance also offers partnership opportunities for knowledge transfer, as well as an innovative and responsive attitude to inward investors.
developments. The Scottish Government recently granted the port enterprise area status for ‘low carbon’ activities.
Scottish Enterprise, the nation’s key economic development agency, can support inward investors with advice and contacts for research, premises, supply chain partners, skilled manpower and, in certain circumstances, grants.
Five academic institutions are all located within a 22-mile radius of Dundee Port...
• University of Dundee • University of Abertay Dundee • Dundee College • Angus College • Perth College
A CONNECTED CITY
Dundee has good links to the rest of Scotland and the UK. The city is only a one-hour drive from Aberdeen, Europe’s oil and gas capital and home to a wide range of marine industrial expertise transferable to the offshore wind sector.
The financial and commercial centres of Edinburgh and Glasgow are within easy reach. The UK Government’s Green Investment Bank is set to open in Edinburgh with £3 billion of public money to help companies finance early-stage renewable schemes.
Located just 5 minutes drive time from the Port of Dundee, the city centre airport has direct daily flights to London City, Birmingham, Belfast and Jersey.
A 21ST CENTURY CITY Having made impressive progress on a £1 billion- pound regeneration scheme, Dundee is transforming itself into a very modern, stylish city in which to live, work, study and enjoy yourself.
The regeneration project is already reconnecting the city centre with the nearby Firth of Tay via broad, stylish boulevards. With the V&A at Dundee set to open in 2015, visitor
numbers are estimated to surge by up to half a million a year.
Already, the Malmaison hotel group is redeveloping a landmark listed building to meet its high class standards. Quick to spot an opportunity, other major hotel groups, leisure operators and retailers are seeking a share of the action.
Dundee Renewables
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