Calum Davidson
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Highlands and Islands Enterprise Director of Energy and Low carbon
Double celebration at Nigg
21st December 2012
Bought by Global Energy Group in October 2011, the yard now employs 800 people, is home to the award winning Nigg Skills Academy, which has trained over a hundred new welders and fabricators since being opened by the FM in April.
US marine energy conference recognises Scotland’s global lead
14th May 2012
After previously attending the Global Marine Renewable Energy Conference (GMREC) in Washington DC in 2010, I was asked this year to deliver a keynote speech. Scotland’s global lead in marine renewable energy attracted international interest and this time around, there was a heightened awareness of Scotland’s global lead with most of the speakers referring to Scotland in their presentations.