More than 500 jobs to be created at 22 new Scottish energy projects

Scotland's First Minister John Swinney is shown a training rig by Hannah Beveridge during his visit to Hydrasun Ltd in Aberdeen, to announce 22 projects across the North East and Moray (Image: PA)

CASH from the Scottish Government will help ensure that energy workers in the north-east are “at the forefront of the transition to clean energy”, John Swinney has said.

The First Minister spoke out as the latest allocations of cash from the Government’s Just Transition fund were confirmed.