{"id":1818,"date":"2016-07-08T20:11:55","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T19:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/scotlands-economy\/?p=1818"},"modified":"2016-08-25T16:17:06","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T15:17:06","slug":"boost-for-renewable-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/scotlands-economy\/2016\/07\/08\/boost-for-renewable-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Boost for renewable energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy Paul Wheelhouse visited Levenmouth to announce new funding for cutting edge renewable technology and to meet interns learning about the sector.<\/p>\n<p>The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, a leading offshore renewable research centre will receive, \u00a3215,000 to develop a digital clone of their demonstration offshore wind turbine. Watch Mr Wheelhouse visit the impressive platform in the video below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gwjq469TW_E\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Energy Skills Partnership will receive \u00a385,000 to support their virtual reality and work training programmes. Here&#8217;s the team showcasing their programme.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/scotlands-economy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/07\/28607057375_b5b5b027de_z.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1897 lazyload\" title=\"28607057375_b5b5b027de_z\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/scotlands-economy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/07\/28607057375_b5b5b027de_z-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/187;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He was also delighted to meet the ORE catapult&#8217;s interns, highlighting the future of this key industry.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en-gb\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/engineering?src=hash\">#engineering<\/a> interns meeting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulWheelhouse\">@PaulWheelhouse<\/a> at our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Levenmouthturbine?src=hash\">#Levenmouthturbine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/skills?src=hash\">#skills<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/futureengineers?src=hash\">#futureengineers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6Oy7PRDn7J\">pic.twitter.com\/6Oy7PRDn7J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ORE Catapult (@ORECatapult) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ORECatapult\/status\/758677974635974656\">28 July 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy Paul Wheelhouse visited Levenmouth to announce new funding for cutting edge renewable technology and to meet interns learning about the sector. 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