SSE partners Mitsubishi for low-carbon projects

The partners will explore technologies including offshore wind farms, advanced technology for smart electricity grids and low-carbon vehicles, carbon capture and storage and high-efficiency power generation.

Mitsubishi and SSE are working together to become strategic partners in low-carbon electricity production and management and in low-carbon transport technology. They hope to establish joint development projects, ventures, investments and supply arrangements through this agreement.

SSE established a Centre of Engineering Excellence in Renewable Energy in partnership with Strathclyde University in 2009, with more than 300 skilled professional jobs to be created by SSE over three years.

The agreement with Mitsubishi will build on this and is expected to lead to up to 100 additional new engineering-based jobs being created at the centre.

Employment at the centre is expected to grow further as other suppliers of services and products related to offshore wind energy development and other partners join SSE and Mitsubishi in locating engineering-related jobs there. It is on course to reach around 1,000 jobs over the next five years.