Scotland launches mission board to drive circular economy across energy infrastructure. Scotland has launched a Circular Energy Infrastructure Mission Board to drive reuse and remanufacture of materials across the country’s energy system. Reusing wind turbine components alone could generate £1.6 billion in economic value over the next decade, according to the board.
The board, launched at All-Energy in Glasgow on 13 May, is chaired by Professor Karen Turner, director of the Centre for Energy Policy at the University of Strathclyde. It brings together senior figures from industry, government and the energy supply chain, and was established as a core intervention within Zero Waste Scotland’s new Circular Energy Infrastructure Roadmap.
Scotland’s net zero transition is driving rapid expansion of renewable energy infrastructure, while the UK remains heavily reliant on imports of critical raw materials. The board will focus on recovering, reusing and remanufacturing materials already embedded in existing infrastructure, including wind farms and oil and gas assets approaching decommissioning.
