Offshore Wind Scotland
Scotland has a phenomenal offshore wind resource. We also have the ambition, experience and commitment to be a global leader in offshore wind.
Huge offshore development area
Scotland has over 462,000 km² in its offshore Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), one of the largest in Europe. Now home to one of the largest leasing rounds in the world, ScotWind
Innovation in Energy Transition
Scotland has launched the world's first offshore wind leasing round to decarbonise the oil and gas sector's production energy in the North Sea .
Supply chain opportunities
Scotland's supply chain companies are gearing up to deliver some of the largest fixed and floating offshore wind projects in the world.
What is happening and where?
The east coast of Scotland is currently home to the bulk of our offshore wind farms, in various stages of development. Projects include those in operation, those under construction and those that are still in the planning pipeline.
Our oldest operational project, Robin Rigg, dates from 2010 and is in the Solway Firth on the southwest coast. Taken together, these projects amount to over 10GW of offshore wind.
Our latest leasing round, ScotWind, will add a further 25GW to this total over the next 10 years and will extend the wind farms into the west and the northern coasts as well as northern isles. ScotWind also includes 15GW of commercial floating wind sites which will establish Scotland as the number one market for floating wind development.
In addition, there is a ScotWind Clearing Round underway which will see an 18th site added to the ScotWind round. The NE1 site to the East of Shetland is also a floating wind site and could represent up to 2GW of additional capacity.
ScotWind will soon be joined with further projects in our INTOG leasing round aimed at the electrification of our offshore oil and gas infrastructure to help decarbonise their production energy. This will be the first such leasing round in the world aimed at helping the oil and gas industry in the UK reach their Net Zero Basin target as part of the North Sea Transition Deal. All of the above puts Scotland in the top ten of global offshore wind markets with up to 42GW deliverable before 2035.
Offshore wind in Scotland
Discover why Scotland's offshore wind sector blows the competition away.
We have close government and industry cooperation to remove barriers to delivery.
Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council
How companies can access one of the largest offshore wind markets in the world.
Scottish Development InternationalDeepWind offshore wind supply chain cluster
DeepWind, with over 720 members, is the largest offshore wind supply chain cluster in Europe. It is also the UK's leading floating wind supply chain cluster with over 220 members in its Floating Offshore Wind Subgroup.
DeepWind clusterForth & Tay Offshore supply chain cluster
The cluster represents members across the East Coast of Scotland and includes the developers delivering the projects in the Firth of Forth area including SSE Renewables, EDF Renewables, Red Rock Power and ESB.
Forth & Tay Offshore Cluster
Latest news about the Offshore Wind industry in Scotland
Up and coming events
Floating Offshore Wind Subgroup event, Glasgow, 23rd August
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Floating Offshore Wind Subgroup eventScotWind sites E1-E3 Supply Chain webinar, 25th August
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ScotWind Supply Chain Webinar
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RT @SGNgas: We’re showcasing our landmark partnership with #renewables generator @RWE_UK this #netzeroweek in case you missed it last time.…
July 13
Next big event on the floating offshore wind calendar. Not one to miss from @ScotRenew and @RenewableUK in Aberdeen in October. See you there. twitter.com/ScotRenew/stat…
July 05
RT @CrownEstateScot: We want to understand how Scotland's communities feel about projects to restore or enhance the marine environment. We'…
July 05
RT @dariussnieckus: Read @rechargenews as Malaysia's #pingpetroleum weighs wiring in #floatingwind power to decarbonise UK #oilfield | @…
July 05
RT @ScotRenew: As the scale of opportunities from floating offshore wind is becoming known join #FLOATINGWIND22 & discover how your organis…
June 24
Astrid Green of Norwegian Offshore Wind @WindOffshore talking about target markets for the cluster. Scotland is the top target market as reflected by our Cooperation Agreement signed yesterday at the Floating Wind 2022 event in Norway pic.twitter.com/lnAGUf8MXJ
June 09
DeepWind and @WindOffshore cluster signed a Co-operation Agreement yesterday in Haugesund, Norway at the Floating Wind event. twitter.com/dariussnieckus…
June 09
A colourful Knut Vassbotn of Deep Wind Offshore (great name, wonder where they got that from?) at the Floating Wind 2022 event. Talking about partnership with @EDF_Renewables in France. pic.twitter.com/wE1p2VZ9u8
June 08
Floating Wind 2022 in Haugesund, Norway kicks off with Elizabeth Saether, Deputy Minister of Petroleum and Energy chatting to @arnevatnoy of @WindOffshore Norway is looking to be part of the EU dialogue on the North Sea as an offshore wind superpower in the future. pic.twitter.com/F3g0jjicH6
June 08
RT @dariussnieckus: Back on terrafirma after an invigorating tour out to #MetCentre off Norway - great seeing @HenrikStiesdal’s magnificent…
June 08
Inward investment initiative for floating wind from @HIEScotland, @ScotDevInt and @tradegovuk aimed at the Floating Wind Port Cluster in the Cromarty and Moray Firths linkedin.com/posts/paul-o-b…
June 02
At the H2 Conference in Inverness, delivered by @HIEScotland and @SHFCA, a rare old petrol beauty beside a state of the art Toyota Mirai hydrogen powered car. 90 years between the 1932 Austin Martin New International and the Mirai. Thanks to the owners for being good sports pic.twitter.com/ECXI0kPE6n
May 31
Interesting to see @SiemensGamesaUK UK made blades being exported to Germany. More of that please! twitter.com/SiemensGamesaU…
May 28
RT @GUH_News: EVENTS: The GUH is pleased to be supporting @ScotRenew inaugural Net-Zero Energy Transition Awards. The deadline for nominati…
May 28
RT @SiemensGamesa: We can't wait to install the world's first #RecyclableBlade at @RWE_AG's offshore wind plant in the German North Sea thi…
May 28
RT @SeagreenWind: Somewhere under the rainbow, way out far... Great picture from our new O&M base control room up @montrose_port. Thanks…
May 28