Cllr Debra Storr - Ellon & District

At last, the Energetica proposals are published.  And I heartily welcome these.

Here in Scotland, we have build wealth from the energy, knowledge  and inventiveness of our people.  In the north-east that meant we could capitalise on the North sea oil boom.  We have world-class engineering firms here.  There must be an opportunity to use that expertise to build the next generation of energy industries.  We can’t replace our current high-knowledge, high-wage industries with service sector jobs.

I’m glad that the Aberdeen-Peterhead corridor has been identifies for growth in this, with Peterhead as the shore-sea interface, Bridge of Don as the new technology part and Ellon/Newburgh as the Green Heart, showing show sustainable settlements can work.

This growth, building on the existing skills and knowledge, working with our environment is what we need here.

Let’s do it!