Dubai Multi Commodities Centre says the Scottish Business Network will open a representative office in Dubai
Scotland
Dubai
Dubai ruler seeks major expansion of remote Scottish estate
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is planning to build three new buildings to offer 36 additional bedrooms at Inverinate Estate
Dubai
Emirates Airline offers cheap fares ahead of Edinburgh launch
Dubai-based airline announces discounted fares to celebrate the inaugural flight to Edinburgh on October 1
clean energy
Masdar installs world’s first battery system for offshore wind farm
Energy firm says it will soon begin testing system designed to store electricity generated by Hywind Scotland in the UK
Aviation
Emirates to launch a daily service to Edinburgh
Edinburgh is Emirates’ second destination in Scotland after Glasgow
commercial real estate
UAE investment firm buys Scottish offices for $60m
Gulf Islamic Investments acquires commercial building in Westhill Business Park, Aberdeen
Hotels
Unit of Abu Dhabi’s Lulu buys Edinburgh hotel in $120m deal
Twenty14 Holdings says it has completed acquisition of the Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian
foreign trade
Scotland appoints first trade envoy to the UAE
Nick Maclean will serve in the position as part of Scotland’s plans to extend its worldwide business reach
Masdar City
UAE’s Masdar inaugurates third UK wind farm
Abu Dhabi firm says UK assets have capacity to supply clean energy to nearly 1 million homes
offshore wind farm
Video: This wind farm is floating on the ocean – here’s how it was built
The world’s first floating offshore wind farm started producing electricity off the Scottish coast on Wednesday.
Masdar City
Masdar-backed UK floating wind farm starts operations
Hywind farm is operated by Norwegian oil group Statoil in partnership with Abu Dhabi’s Masdar
Scotland
Video: World’s first floating offshore wind farm in Scotland
Each wind turbine is taller than Big Ben and the farm can power 20,000 homes, is underway for completion at the end of the year.