1. Chris Ashe, Director Innovation & Technology

2. 6,000 turbines to be sited off the UK coast 300 turbines will be installed off the coast of Scotland annually. £100bn of planned investment over the next 10 years The potential for up to 70,000 jobs in the UK by 2020. The Offshore Wind Opportunity

3. Overview of current position. A strategic partnership working together to build a renewable energy industry for Dundee and its region.

4. Dundee Renewables A city wide partnership of Dundee City Council, Scottish Enterprise, Port of Dundee and educational institutions such as SI 2 Creation of a brand and market awareness, SI 2 plays a key role here with knowledge transfer Collaborative and one stop shop approach to information for inward investors

5. Key Objectives To attract a large manufacturing facility into the city Jobs, Economic development, diversification Part of a wider sustainable ambition for the city Assisting Scotland reach its renewable energy targets

6. Key Messages Scottish Government’s National Renewables Infrastructure Plan identifies Dundee as the most strategically important and suitable port location for marine renewables The closest port to the majority of Scotland's wind development zones 175 hectares of development land available for renewable energy manufacturing across the city

7. Activity Meeting with potential investors DCC, SE Co-ordinating activity locally DCC, SE & SI 2 G o v

8. Activity Infrastructure Planning to allow OSW to happen Supply Chain Event Skills Development Workshop and creation of Skills Matrix

9. Skills/talent – reservoir of highly educated workers and many others with transferable skills A collaborative approach to skills development Workshop aims: 1. Audit current capabilities 2. What can be developed in short term 3. What’s missing ? 4Power should provide the necessary conditions to make OSW a reality!

10. SI 2 Current European Project Activities Interreg IvB NSR Build with CaRe Interreg IvB NSR North Sea Sustainable Energy Planning ESF Microgeneration

11. For further information and links to Green Directory dundeerenewables.co.uk www.dundeecollege.ac.uk c.ashe@dundeecollege.ac.uk Recent News Coverage on OSW activities relating to SI 2 work http://news.stv.tv/scotland/ta yside/232809-training- project-for-renewable- energy-jobs-launched-in- dundee/

12. Thank you for your time. Are there any questions?