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University of Aberdeen Renewables Project Receives £75,000 in Funding

  • Submitted by: Audrey Nicoll, Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 January 2023
  • Motion type: Standard Motion
  • Motion reference: S6M-07471

That the Parliament congratulates the University of Aberdeen on being awarded £75,000 from Scottish Enterprise to support a new renewable energy project; understands that the project, Direct Current Circuit Breaker (LCDC CB), which was developed by the University’s School of Engineering, is a new technology for use in direct current (DC) transmission and distribution of electrical power systems, and that this could support other renewables projects; believes that the project is regarded as essential for integrating Scotland's scattered and remote energy sources, and displacing conventional AC-based systems; considers that the research and laboratory tests on hardware prototypes of LCDC CB in the EU Horizon 2020 project promotion have delivered promising results; commends the work of the University of Aberdeen and all those involved in the project, and extends its best wishes for future success.


Supported by: Karen Adam, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Maggie Chapman, Graeme Dey, Natalie Don-Innes, Sharon Dowey, Jackie Dunbar, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Emma Harper, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Ruth Maguire, Liam McArthur, Stuart McMillan, Jenni Minto, Kaukab Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Michelle Thomson, David Torrance, Evelyn Tweed, Sue Webber