The Scottish National party government is to offer a £10m prize, the world's largest, for innovation in marine renewable energy that is demonstrated in Scotland.

Alex Salmond, first minister, said Scotland was a world leader in alternative energy and the Saltire Prize aimed to galvanise world scientists to push the frontiers of innovation in the crucial area of clean, green energy. The SNP leader told the National Geographic Society in Washington that Scotland won the natural lottery with oil and gas in the 1970s and had won again in its potential for renewable energy. ... Read full article