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Jim Smith held a number of senior management positions at SSE during a career spanning more than 30 years with the Perth-headquartered energy giant. He headed SSE Renewables as its managing director from its creation, in 2018, until his retirement in April this year.

Former SSE Renewables boss to chair consortium bidding for green freeport status

SSE Renewables has signed an agreement with Pacifico Energy, one of Japan’s largest developers of renewable energy, to create a joint ownership company that will pursue offshore wind energy development projects in Japan.

Scottish green energy giant targets Japan with multi-million-pound wind venture

SSE Renewables and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the opportunity to produce and deliver green hydrogen through electrolysis using energy from two onshore wind farms in Scotland and Ireland.

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Jim Smith says he often comes up with new material while feeding his sheep: "It can be quite mundane, so your mind just wanders. I'm always thinking of jokes, and it's nice to have the distraction."

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