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Revealed: North Sea grid plan to power Scotland

Scotland could meet its entire peak electricity demand with a huge offshore grid that harnesses the power of the sea, scientists and politicians have reported.

Professor Jim McDonald, principal of Strathclyde University and co-chair of the national Energy Advisory Board, said that the as-yet-untapped resource could be “the next oil industry” – but only if the necessary infrastructure is built to support it.