Peel Ports is preparing a £30m redevelopment of the Hunterston yard in Scotland with an eye on sectors including offshore wind.
The company has secured approval for £10m in funding from Scottish Enterprise ahead of a board decision due in January.
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The site will support next-generation renewables as well as oil and gas decommissioning. Hundreds of jobs could be created.
Scottish Enterprise funding for the North Ayrshire site will be joined by private-sector support, it is anticipated.
Plans build on Hunterston’s long history as a port and energy centre. It most recently hosted a pair of demonstration offshore wind turbines (pictured) which are now being decommissioned.