Wednesday 8th December 2010
Scotland and the Maldives in energy partnership
Scottish Government
Scotland will support the Maldives to develop renewable marine energy and go carbon neutral by 2020.
Scotland will support the Maldives to develop renewable marine energy and go carbon neutral by 2020.
The partnership between the two countries will start with a study to assess the wave, tidal and ocean thermal energy potential of the Maldives, carried out by Robert Gordon University, a member of Scotland's Energy Technology Partnership.
After the study is complete, the two countries will work together in order to exploit the Maldives' potential marine energy. Marine renewables could provide a crucial component in the future energy mix of the Maldives, which aims build an economy powered solely by low-carbon energy as part of its carbon neutral goal.