Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council Welcomes Opening of ScotWind Leasing Application Window
Written by AZoCleantechJan 15 2021
Crown Estate Scotland has today officially opened the application window for ScotWind Leasing, the new offshore wind leasing round for Scottish waters, paving the way for developers to apply for the rights to build Scotland’s next generation of offshore wind farms.
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Responding, Brian McFarlane, Co-Chair of the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council and SSE Renewables’ Head of Projects, Offshore Renewables, said:
Offshore wind is already a key part of Scotland’s low-carbon energy mix, and there is huge potential to grow and develop the sector for the benefit both of our environment and our economy.
The Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) has commissioned a report to help Scots companies win business in the global offshore wind market.
The council’s supply chain and clusters group is working with BVG Associates on the study to help businesses that want to win work do so by reviewing how contracts are awarded in other sectors.
BVG Associates has already begun fieldwork for the project and will be contacting businesses in the supply chain and beyond in the first few months of 2021.
Analysts will investigate best practice in offshore wind as well as the oil and gas, aerospace and automotive industries to provide a blueprint for supply chain companies to get involved in the sector.