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| Consent for Donald Trump row wind farm announced | Consent for Donald Trump row wind farm announced |
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| Consent for a wind farm off Aberdeen which is opposed by US tycoon Donald Trump has been granted by the Scottish government. | |
| The £230m development consists of 11 wind turbines. | The £230m development consists of 11 wind turbines. |
| Mr Trump claims they would spoil the sea views for golfers on his course at Menie and threatened not to build a hotel at the resort if it went ahead. | Mr Trump claims they would spoil the sea views for golfers on his course at Menie and threatened not to build a hotel at the resort if it went ahead. |
| Ministers said they were committed to a "successful and sustainable" offshore wind sector. | Ministers said they were committed to a "successful and sustainable" offshore wind sector. |
| Mr Trump has made a number of attacks on the project, recently saying: "If plans for the ugly industrial wind turbines proceed, we would obviously not build this hotel." | Mr Trump has made a number of attacks on the project, recently saying: "If plans for the ugly industrial wind turbines proceed, we would obviously not build this hotel." |
| The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) project is a joint venture by utility company Vattenfall, engineering firm Technip and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (Areg). | The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) project is a joint venture by utility company Vattenfall, engineering firm Technip and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (Areg). |
| The project is aimed at providing enough energy for more than 49,000 homes. | The project is aimed at providing enough energy for more than 49,000 homes. |
| The Scottish government said the centre would allow offshore wind developers and supply chain companies to test "cutting edge" wind technology before its commercial deployment. | The Scottish government said the centre would allow offshore wind developers and supply chain companies to test "cutting edge" wind technology before its commercial deployment. |
| Enterprise and Tourism Minister Fergus Ewing said: "Offshore renewables represent a huge opportunity for Scotland; an opportunity to build up new industries and to deliver on our ambitious renewable energy and carbon reduction targets. | Enterprise and Tourism Minister Fergus Ewing said: "Offshore renewables represent a huge opportunity for Scotland; an opportunity to build up new industries and to deliver on our ambitious renewable energy and carbon reduction targets. |
| "The proposed European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre will give the industry the ability to test and demonstrate new technologies in order to accelerate its growth. | "The proposed European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre will give the industry the ability to test and demonstrate new technologies in order to accelerate its growth. |
| "It secures Aberdeen's place as the energy capital of Europe." | "It secures Aberdeen's place as the energy capital of Europe." |
| 'Extend its reach' | |
| Alex Salmond, the MSP for Aberdeenshire East, said: "I welcome this decision. | |
| "The north east of Scotland is a world energy capital and in order to continue to prosper we have to be at the forefront of all forms of energy research - marine renewables, as well as oil and gas." | |
| Robert Collier, chief executive of Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce, said: "The north east is already established as a global hub for the oil and gas industry. | |
| "The development of the EOWDC will enable the region to extend its reach with regard to offshore wind, further enhancing our renewable energy expertise and drawing upon our strong engineering and technology skills base. | |
| "This is an important development for the region." |