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Cost reduction in the industry – led in part by the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, headquartered in Glasgow – was also a hot topic at the event, held at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. Benj Sykes, Country Manager for DONG Energy's UK wind power business, told how keeping costs down would mean a larger industry, and hinted that future certainty from government would be the single thing most likely to drive success. He said: “If we get costs down quickly then the scale of deployment will increase, and if we do not then it will slow. “But to ensure we have a competitive and sustainable long term industry we need the next government to be ambitious and speedy about deploying the reminding funds in the levy control framework. We need to see what the runway looks like post-2020. Essentially, we need some sense of direction and scale.” Industry body Scottish Renewables organised the conference, which is the largest of its kind in the country. Lindsay Leask, Senior Policy Manager for Offshore Renewables at the organisation, said: “The end of 2014 was a turbulent time for offshore wind in Scotland, and 2015 looks to be continuing in the same vein. “However, our ambition for the sector hasn’t been diminished, and the sense of commitment and perseverance at this year’s conference leaves me in no doubt we will overcome the challenges ahead of us."
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