CEERE is part of a £3bn  renewable energy investment programme currently underway by SSE and will focus on managing all the stages – from design to asset monitoring – of SSE’s portfolio of onshore and offshore wind farms in Europe. It is being set up in partnership with the University of Strathclyde and will create around 300 jobs.

"Having considered all of the options in mainland Europe, Ireland and the UK, we have settled on Glasgow as the best location for CEERE," said SSE chief executive, Ian Marchan. "Working with the University of Strathclyde, and with the support of the Scottish Government, we will create and secure several hundred skilled jobs for Scotland."

The University of Strathclyde pioneers research in power engineering and energy research, and until CEERE is completed over the next three years,will host short-term accommodation for SSE.