Skip to main content
Site logo

Main navigation

  • Home
  • About Alexander Burnett
  • News
  • Campaigns
  • Community
  • Petition Against the Family Farm Tax
  • Aberdeenshire West Survey
  • Contact
  • Newsletter
  • facebook
  • twitter
Site logo

Visiting Scottish Power and the Scottish Construction Innovation Centre in Glasgow

  • Tweet
Thursday, 9 May, 2019
  • Articles
Visit to ScottishPower
Visit to Construction Innovation

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to spend the day in Glasgow visiting ScottishPower’s Head office and Scotland’s Innovation Centre in my role as Shadow Business, Innovation and Energy Minister.

At the Scottish Power’s Headquarters, I discussed promising and innovating zero emmissions projects.  These projects include electric vehicles and ways to utilize wind energy.  Following discussions of these projects, I was shown an overview of the National Grid and how community sources of energy are now contributing to the energy input across Scotland.

Even more importantly, I learned that in order to achieve Scotland’s ambitious EV roll-out plan, restrictions on investment must be lifted from Ofgem.  Scottish Power and I both share concerns that, without reviews of these restrictions and support from the Scottish Government, Scotland will fail to meet ambitious zero-emissions targets.

Following my trip to ScottishPower HQ, I visited the Construction Innovation Centre in Hamilton. Stephen Good, CEO, explained to me how they are working to promote collaborative working with Academia and Industry to create progressive and promising new processes in construction.  Their hope is that such processes can create quicker, greater value, and less expensive products.

I look forward to hearing more about the efforts and continued progress of both organisations, who touch on so many sectors, to help deliver Scotland’s zero-emissions target while maintaining affordability and quality.

You may also be interested in

Proposals to Mothball Aberdeenshire Nurseries

Friday, 9 May, 2025
I haven't recently raised questions in the Scottish Parliament regarding the nursery closures in Aberdeenshire that were announced just before the Easter break for Glass, Durris and Ballogie nurseries.I have received many emails from constituents from these communities who are extremely concerned th

Show only

  • Articles
  • European News
  • Holyrood News
  • Local News
  • Media
  • Opinions
  • Reports
  • Senedd News
  • Speeches
  • Speeches in Parliament
  • Westminster News

Alexander Burnett Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP for Aberdeenshire West

Footer

  • About RSS
  • Accessibility
  • Cookies
  • Privacy
  • About Alexander
  • Get Involved!
Scottish Conservatives
  • facebook
  • twitter
Promoted by T Hill on behalf of Alexander Burnett, both of 8 Robert Street, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, AB39 2DN
Copyright 2025 Alexander Burnett Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP for Aberdeenshire West . All rights reserved.
Powered by Bluetree