Matheson tells industry Scotland ‘not prepared’ to be just a ‘production base’ for offshore wind

Matheson tells industry Scotland ‘not prepared’ to be just a ‘production base’ for offshore wind

The offshore wind industry has been warned not to see Scotland as simply a “production base for renewable energy”.

Michael Matheson, Scotland’s net zero and energy secretary, says the country must be a centre for manufacturing and testing the technology that will underpin the energy transition.

And he told the Global Offshore Wind 2022 conference in Manchester that Holyrood is “not prepared” to repeat the mistakes of the past around green job creation.