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Scotland can attract billions of investment for offshore wind
Official Press Release Opportunity Cromarty Firth (OCF):
Green Freeport Status in the Scottish Highlands Can Attract More Than £2.5BILLION Private Investment
More than £2.5bn of new private sector investment in the UK’s vital green energy sector is at stake as ministers choose the locations for two Scottish Green Freeports this summer, the consortium bidding to win the status for the Scottish Highlands said today (Monday).
The benefits of financial backing at such a scale would be shared across Scotland and the UK, creating 25,000 jobs, as well as accelerating the decarbonisation of the power industry and the just transition to net-zero, according to Opportunity Cromarty Firth (OCF). OCF submitted what it described as a “compelling and logical” bid for Green Freeport status for the Inverness and Cromarty Firth area ahead of today’s 10am deadline set for bids by ministers in London and... ... More: Official Press Release Opportunity Cromarty Firth (OCF)
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