By Hamish Penman July 19, 2021, 12:01 am To go with story by Keith Findlay. Spanish and Italian firms link up to help unlock the potential of floating wind energy in Scotland Picture shows; The OO-Star Wind Floater, developed by Olav Olsen and owned by Floating Wind Solutions AS, which will be used for the Falck Renewables/BlueFloat Energy ScotWind application. CGI. Supplied by Submitted by JMC Communications Date; Unknown Scotland’s first offshore wind leasing round in more than a decade has closed to applicants. More than a dozen companies, ranging from big oil to renewables giants, have signed, sealed and delivered their bids to secure seabed rights around the Scottish coast.