New roadmap sets out path for more Scottish and UK content in offshore wind

A new Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council report has set a clear baseline on Scottish content levels, as well as giving industry and government recommendations on a roadmap to increase the amount of work Scottish and UK businesses win from offshore wind.

Modelling in the report, by BVG Associates, highlights that while Scottish content in Scottish projects is 44% today, Scottish-based companies have been less successful at supplying into wind farms elsewhere in the UK. For non-Scottish UK projects, Scottish content is less than 1%. The UK’s Offshore Wind Sector Deal, agreed between the UK Government and the offshore wind sector, has a commitment to grow UK content of offshore wind to 60%. To deliver this 60% UK content will require significant investment. The... ... More: Official Press Release Offshore Wind Scotland

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