The next stage in the Centre for Energy Policy's work on investigating how the energy transition will impact Shetland's economy and people

Plans to achieve clean power and transition to a low carbon economy are accelerating in many nations and regions, including Shetland, which is already rich in natural assets and existing infrastructure at Sullom Voe and Lerwick’s port and harbour. To help respond to the challenge, the University of Strathclyde’s Centre for Energy Policy (CEP) is developing a Shetland Economy Model (SEM) and linked user tool to support decision making on how the transition can be planned to maximise the benefits for Shetland’s economy and people.
Ahead of the CEP team’s next visit to Shetland in early April, this brief demonstrates how our research and the SEM User Tool can assist in addressing some of the most pressing public policy challenges related to realising a transition that delivers sustainable and more equitable prosperity for Shetland, Scotland, and the wider UK.