The site, linked to a project in the North Sea, promises dozens of jobs in the Scottish Borders.
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Energy secretary Michael Matheson officially opened the Eyemouth facility which is linked to the Neart na Gaoithe project off the Fife coast.Mr Matheson said job creation and reduced consumer costs meant there were "lots of reasons to be happy about projects like this". The Scottish government hopes that offshore wind power will continue to ease fossil fuel dependency and create new jobs.The site is an operations and maintenance base for the wind farm in the North Sea
"There will be 50 or so jobs created here at Eyemouth - as we create more energy from renewables we will create many more jobs.It will be around 18 months before all of the 54 turbines off the Fife coast are operational.Recruitment is under way to staff the depot. Project director Matthias Haag described the opening as a "big milestone".
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