What's happening where?
We have 915 MW of operational offshore wind, including the world's first floating offshore wind farm, Hywind Scotland off the Aberdeenshire coast, and a further 4.1 GW of consented projects in the pipeline.
One of the largest offshore wind projects in the world, the 950MW Moray East project, is under construction in the Moray Firth and the Kincardine Offshore Wind Farm, which at 50MW is the largest floating wind array in the world, is also under construction 12km off the coast from Stonehaven.
Crown Estate Scotland will kick off the next offshore wind leasing round, ScotWind, in October 2019 and this should see the Scottish market rise to 10GW plus by 2030.
Scotland is Now for offshore wind.
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Opportunities
With over 25% of Europe’s offshore wind resource passing over Scottish seas, it’s no wonder some of the biggest names in offshore wind are already operating here.
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Support
If your company is interested in the UK’s £multi-billion offshore wind and renewables opportunity, then Scotland’s enterprise agencies are able to assist.
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Find out more
Invest in Scotland
If you’re looking to invest, relocate or grow your business in Scotland, please contact Scottish Development International
News and Events
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Event
October 2019
Cables for Offshore Wind
Guest presenters from industry will join the Carbon Trust, Scottish Enterprise and the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult to share their insights on technical developments and existing challenges for Offshore Wind cables.
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Event
September 2019
2019 Forth and Tay Offshore Events
Join Forth & Tay Offshore for a business breakfast to learn more about the cluster and benefits of being a member. Hear first hand from businesses about how they got into the sector, challenges they faced and how they overcome them.
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News
September 2019
Brexit Business Readiness Event
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) are holding two FREE 'Brexit Business Readiness Events' in Scotland to help your business prepare for Britain withdrawing from the EU.
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News
September 2019
Floating wind tech developers to compete for £1m in Scottish grants
The Carbon Trust has announced the launch of a £1 million Scottish Government funding pot for the development of floating offshore wind technology.
