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Scotland Vies With England for $52 Billion Offshore-Wind Future

Bloomberg -- Scotland and England, haggling over the possible breakup of the U.K., are competing to create a hub for the country’s $52 billion offshore wind industry.

Leith, the port area of the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, and the northeast English coastal town of Hartlepool are vying for a 150 million-pound ($237 million) investment from Spanish wind-turbine maker Gamesa Corp Tecnologica SA. The local governments plan to lay the foundations for a concentration of skills and investment servicing North Sea wind parks just as Aberdeen transformed its economy with the oil industry.

“The U.K. should be the dominant world market for offshore wind by 2020,” said Ronan O’Regan, director of energy and utilities at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in London. Ports that secure the industry’s investment will...

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Submitted Feb 22, 2012 By: Mudsprings

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LoneGuy Champion Author Lansing Posts:8,480 Points:2,317,995 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 12:06:02 AM Ignore LoneGuy Report Abuse I guess they are both going to pursue this. Maybe with their historical roots they should work together in a common effort.
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granitestater Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:8,824 Points:1,430,750 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 12:03:39 AM Ignore granitestater Report Abuse The North Sea has lots of wind and storms. But no hurricanes...
LuthierKS Champion Author Wichita Posts:3,741 Points:728,955 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2012 12:02:55 AM Ignore LuthierKS Report Abuse Excellent! I hope Scotland wins.
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TustinDad Champion Author Orange County Posts:4,281 Points:907,440 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 11:47:54 PM Ignore TustinDad Report Abuse Bigwaynef wrote: "Obama has offered to cover the costs." Really? Where did you hear that? FOX News?
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Rooster922 Champion Author Wilmington Posts:3,788 Points:656,070 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 11:45:39 PM Ignore Rooster922 Report Abuse There's plenty of wind in the North Sea.
Vette1967 Champion Author Albany Posts:5,962 Points:1,275,025 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 11:45:21 PM Ignore Vette1967 Report Abuse Plenty of wind a blowin' out there. I wouldn't want to climb up and service any of them.
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TIGERPAW46 Champion Author Florida Posts:7,126 Points:1,355,680 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 11:33:14 PM Ignore TIGERPAW46 Report Abuse Yea, but they had people dying from freezing in Europe & England when they shut down all the coal mines & had a severe Winter. Then all the Great world leaders in "Green Energy" couldn't keep up with the demand. Oh wait, I guess that's one way to supply all the green energy needed just kill off the population until the number of people still living matches the ability to supply the need. That would mean they need to lower the US population by around 90% then they would be able to produce & supply enough Electricity with Green Energy to maintain the population in another 20 yrs.
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,092 Points:1,622,370 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 11:30:14 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse May Scotland and Leith dominate to earn this investment from Gamesa Corp.! The Brits and Hartlepool do not deserve it. The Edinburgh area certainly can supply the best skill sets for this development.
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tedjm1 Champion Author New York Posts:5,609 Points:800,300 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 11:28:46 PM Ignore tedjm1 Report Abuse That is a good thing. Looking to the future with clean energy is great. And the North Sea has plenty of wind.
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