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Scottish Enterprise has appointed energy consultancy Xodus to initiate activities to grow the offshore wind supply chain across Scotland.
Xodus, appointed Offshore Wind Cluster Builder, by Scottish Enterprise will support Scotland’s existing offshore wind clusters, DeepWind and Forth & Tay Offshore, in their remit to “foster collaboration, drive competitiveness and improve productivity in Scottish offshore wind”.
Xodus will focus on delivering a range of services to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), including one-to-one support, events, workshops and market intelligence, as well as facilitating collaboration between SMEs and academia.
Xodus will also work to “consolidate the offshore wind landscape for SMEs, connecting and simplifying elements of the sector to enable greater engagement by Scottish companies, helping them to capitalise on opportunities presented by offshore wind”.
Scottish Enterprise has appointed Xodus Group to the role of Offshore Wind Cluster Builder to develop and grow the offshore wind supply chain across Scotland. The Offshore Wind Cluster Builder will support Scotland’s existing offshore wind clusters, DeepWind and Forth & Tay Offshore, in their remit to foster collaboration, drive competitiveness and improve productivity in Scottish Offshore Wind.
Around 21 companies, from Dumfriesshire to Orkney, are working on offshore renewable energy projects in Scotland, England, the EU and further afield, according to a new report.
Scottish Renewables’ Supply Chain Impact report spotlights several companies that include Global Energy Group (GEG), Leask Marine, Aerial Vision and Partrac.
GEG has invested £90m to develop a world-class port facility at Port of Nigg in the Cromarty Firth with further investments planned.
Leask Marine is an Orkney marine services company that has worked on more than 22 offshore wind farms across Europe and, from 2019, North America.
Drone services provider Aerial Vision, of Lanark, had another busy year after being drafted in to inspect Equinor’s turbines off the coast of south east England.