Road to Net Zero arrives in East Lothian

On Thursday 28th October, SSE Renewables fully EV COP26 bus visited the Scottish Parliament to give MSPs their chance to learn about the benefits for both the environment and economy of SSE’s proposed offshore windfarm Berwick Bank.

A total of eighteen rain-soaked MSPs turned out to meet our Renewables trainees and apprentices, as well as to see the COP-branded bus as it made its penultimate stop at the Parliament in Edinburgh.

MSPs from all sides of the chamber – including the Scottish Government’s Transport Minister Graeme Day met some of our apprentices: Catriona Kilgour, Robert Morrison and Ruaraidh Johnstone who shared their experiences of joining SSE at an exciting time in the energy transition.

Earlier in the day the SSE COP26 bus visited North Berwick where SSE Renewables are taking forward plans to construct the Berwick Bank Wind Farm in the Outer Firth of Forth, a proposal that could provide enough green energy to power all of Scotland’s households twice over.

Alex Meredith, SSE Renewables’ Berwick Bank Project Director, said: “It was a great opportunity for us to engage with locals in North Berwick and MSPs at Holyrood to show them how Berwick Bank can bring huge benefits to Scotland and the UK. I thought the electric bus was a very good example of SSE working together and thanks to our apprentices who are powering change as we transition towards net zero.”

The bus visit to North Berwick was part of a larger week of events for the Berwick Bank team as they carried out their Community Roadshow, visiting a variety of locations across the week in East Lothian to engage with members of the public on the proposals for Berwick Bank Wind Farm. The Project team would like to thank all members of the community that visited team members across the week and we look forward to returning to East Lothian in the near future to carry out further formal public exhibitions.