Leith named top Scottish site for offshore wind 'super port'

Leith, near Edinburgh, has been deemed Scotland’s best shot at establishing a manufacturing foothold within Europe’s offshore wind industry, followed by Dundee and Nigg Yard.

The ranking of the most eligible Scottish ports was assembled by Scottish Enterprise, a quasi-governmental agency, and comes as part of its National Renewables Infrastructure report.

Despite the fact that the number two choice, Dundee, is further along in its investment plans than Leith, it was downgraded due to its smaller available area.

Scottish Enterprise reckons that Leith, located on the Firth of Forth, could play host to a fully-integrated turbine manufacturing hub. In comparison, Dundee, on the River Tay, would be limited to smaller-scale manufacturing, as well as providing operations…

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