I have lived in Aberdeen all my life, and I have seen how the oil and gas industry and its daughter industry, the renewables sector, have provided growth and jobs to the local area.It is often overlooked that the oil and gas sector, which is predominantly located in the north-east, currently accounts for more than 50 per cent of Scotland’s gross domestic product receipts that go to the Treasury. It is therefore exciting that Scotland could be in a position to harness the offshore renewables sector’s potential.