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The Scottish government has announced a £14m investment in marine energy skills development and research projects.

The projects will be based at the North Highland College UHI in Thurso.

The college, which is located beside the Pentland Firth, one of Europe’s principal marine energy resources, will use the funds to invest in a centre for engineering skills and a centre for energy and the environment.

The investors in the effort include the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), UHI, the prospective University of the Highlands and Islands, the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and Highland Council.

The Marine Renewable Energy and the Environment (MaREE) research programme will run in collaboration with the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) near Oban in Argyll.

The £4m programme will be led by the Environmental Research Institute (ERI) North Highland College and will focus on issues surrounding marine energy development in Scotland.

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