“ScotWind has really put Scotland on a pedestal for offshore wind supply chains,” claimed Sharanya Kumaramurthy, market intelligence manager at Energy Industries Council
Trade association Energy UK has said that the upcoming Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction will fall short of delivering the required expansion of offshore wind to hit the government’s 2030 target.
SSE Renewables has announced the installation of the world’s deepest offshore wind turbine foundations at what will become Scotland’s largest offshore windfarm off the coast of Angus.
Tim Pick, the UK’s first Offshore Wind Champion, has called on the UK government to mobilise investment in supply chains to reduce grid constraints and compete with the UK Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and EU’s Green Deal Industrial Plan.