The government of Scotland is investing in a project to map the wind and tidal energy potential of Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters in the north of the country. Scotland has an ambitious plan of renewable electricity targets of 31% of gross electricity consumption by 2011 and 50% by 2020.
Scotland’s Marine Energy Spatial Planning Group is promoting initiatives such as sea bed mapping and the production of marine GIS in areas with marine renewable energy resources. The group is also involved in strategic and regional spatial planning policies, the creation of a “one stop shop” approach, and the design of a science strategy to cover technology/environment interfaces.
