Photo by Andy S-D
If you build it, they will come...
Or in this case, if you plan to build it, they will come.
Spanish wind turbine firm Gamesa announced yesterday that they were setting up two new bases in Scotland. An Offshore Wind Technology Centre will be established in Glasgow, and a manufacturing site will be built in Dundee.
Dundee is a perfect site to get turbines out to the numerous offshore wind farms which are planned for the UK's Eastern seabed, and with fabricators just down the road in Fife also involved in supplying specialist equipment for turbines it looks very much like an entire industry is coming together in the country.
It couldn't have been done, of course, without Scotland's and the UK's commitment to reduce their carbon emissions, and the plans announced to build the numerous offshore wind farms.
And with first-mover advantage, it should also give us a head start when the rest of the world decides to join in the renewable gold rush and is looking for manufacturers.
It's just a pity that it's a Spanish firm moving in, and not a Scottish firm moving up.
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