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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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Dragnet Champion Author Arizona Posts:15,390 Points:2,905,735 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 11:06:55 PM Ignore Dragnet Report Abuse Very Windy
min_fuel Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:1,956 Points:722,545 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 11:06:10 PM Ignore min_fuel Report Abuse Very windy in those areas, this would be a good use of the wind.
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,101 Points:2,368,445 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 11:05:36 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse good luck to them both
2tone1 Champion Author Ontario Posts:4,318 Points:1,154,205 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 11:05:28 PM Ignore 2tone1 Report Abuse We should build wind farms near all government buildings and catch the hot air coming out of there.
Dphillips720 Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,400 Points:529,375 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 11:04:15 PM Ignore Dphillips720 Report Abuse screw the uk
cheap59 Champion Author Michigan Posts:4,240 Points:960,020 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 11:03:37 PM Ignore cheap59 Report Abuse Just keep the noise down.
Cheney Champion Author Toronto Posts:2,022 Points:2,532,610 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 11:03:15 PM Ignore Cheney Report Abuse Scotland will never leave the U.K., no matter how much wind they blow.
LanguageMan1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,707 Points:1,658,865 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 11:02:27 PM Ignore LanguageMan1 Report Abuse It'll prove interesting.
ssect8 Champion Author Hartford Posts:7,979 Points:2,093,595 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 11:01:40 PM Ignore ssect8 Report Abuse Wind and solar are not the way of the future.
Blue_Cruzer Champion Author Lexington Posts:7,505 Points:1,666,660 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 11:01:32 PM Ignore Blue_Cruzer Report Abuse I think we should have more wind powered industry.