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SHETLAND doesnât do small. When Sullom Voe Terminal was at full production in the 1980s it was the largest oil export terminal in Europe. Twenty years later, plans were drawn up for the largest and most productive onshore wind farm in Europe.
With that particular wind farm in the early stages of being built, the next mega project emerges over the horizon. And this time it is not just big – it also has the calibre of being âtransformationalâ and promises to launch Shetland into the net-zero era, albeit on a massive industrial level.
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EDUCATION officials have held meetings with the energy industry to find out how Shetland College can support future local skills and research requirements.
This has included talks with SSE, which is developing the Viking Energy wind farm, and also those behind the proposed Orion ‘energy hub’ project which focuses on a raft of initiatives such as hydrogen production.
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Shetland College principal Jane Lewis said talks have also been held with Shetland Space Centre.
The matter was raised at a meeting of the Shetland College board on Thursday by North Mainland councillor Emma Macdonald.
She said it was “really important” to engage with the industries which could play a significant role in Shetland’s economy in the future.
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COUNCIL officials involved in plans for a Shetland âenergy hubâ have welcomed a pledge from the Scottish Government to invest £100 million in the hydrogen sector over the next five years.
Shetland Islands Councilâs infrastructure director John Smith said the team behind the project will be âlooking into the detail of this announcement to ensure Shetland can take advantage of any funding that may be availableâ.
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The Scottish Government announced on Monday that it aims to make Scotland a âleading hydrogen nationâ, with an ambition to generate 5GW of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen by 2030.