Caithness Chamber of Commerce welcomes wind farm developer RES as new premier partner
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A global wind farm developer has joined forces with a local business networking organisation to help support firms in the far north.
RES, the world’s largest independent renewable energy company, has joined the Caithness Chamber of Commerce as a Silver Premier Partner.
Trudy Morris, chief executive of the local chamber, explained that the premier partnership offers access to a wide range of benefits from the chamber, as well as demonstrating a commitment and contribution to creating a vibrant region that is economically successful, sustainable and diverse.
Euan Hogg, development project manager for RES, said: “RES is delighted to join the Caithness Chamber of Commerce as a premier partner and demonstrate its commitment to the local supply chain.
"We have had a presence in Caithness for almost two decades, having developed and built Forss Wind Farm which we now operate and more recently in relation to our five-turbine wind farm proposal at Cairnmore Hill to the west of Thurso.
“Since joining the chamber we have been impressed with the dedicated support from Trudy and her team together with the breadth and depth of their local knowledge.
"Caithness is unique in that it has a wealth of local businesses with extensive experience and expertise in onshore wind development. As such, RES is keen to maximise the inward investment and supply chain opportunities for local businesses and contractors, as well as other local benefits from our projects and activities in the area, and we look forward to working with the chamber in order to achieve this.”
RES is the world’s largest independent renewable energy company with operations across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.
It has delivered more than 22GW of renewable energy projects across the globe and operates 21 wind farms in Scotland with a total generation capacity of 597MW.
Trudy Morris, chief executive of Caithness Chamber of Commerce, said: “We are delighted to welcome RES to the chamber as a premier partner and look forward to working closely with them over the coming year.
"Renewable energy in all its forms will play a key role in the economic diversification and growth of the north Highlands over the coming years, and significant planned developments in all areas of the sector over the next decade present real opportunities for our local supply chain.
“It is fantastic to see a large company like RES demonstrating a real commitment to understanding the unique challenges and opportunities that face the business community in our area, and to working with us to maximise local opportunities and benefits.
“We look forward to working with RES to demonstrate the skills, capabilities and expertise that our supply chain can bring to their projects, and to ensure that our members are aware of the opportunities that are available locally as these projects progress.”
