Salmond set to sign major energy deal

Scotland is to sign a renewable energy deal in one of the world’s richest cities.

First Minister Alex Salmond is to travel to the Middle East next week to sign the “ground-breaking” energy deal.

Under the agreement, Scotland will develop green energy products with renewables giant Masdar, based in Abu Dhabi.

The First Minister said: “It is clear that the work Masdar is taking forward on leading us to a low carbon society is in synchronisation with the work we are doing in Scotland.

“This is the first agreement of its kind between Masdar and an individual nation and will work towards developing further university research into renewable energy.”

The Energy Technology Partnership, a union of 12 Scottish universities, will work with Masdar to produce new wind, solar, wave and tidal energy technology.