SCOTTISH OFFSHORE WIND PIPELINE

• The past 18 months have seen a seismic shift in Scotland’s offshore wind sector, with two new leasing rounds – ScotWind and INTOG – dramatically increasing the Scottish offshore wind project pipeline to 45.5GW (inc 24.9GW floating wind).

• The ScotWind leasing process awarded development rights to 20 projects (17 in January and 3 in August) with proposed capacity of 30 gigawatts (GW).

• The Innovation and Targeted Oil & Gas (INTOG) leasing round offered rights to a further 13 projects with proposed capacity of 5.4GW.

• The construction of these projects could not only transform Scotland’s energy system, but also reshape Scotland’s renewable energy industry.

• Scotland must, however, build capacity and capabilities in several key areas – including our supply chain and port infrastructure – to leverage the full economic value of offshore wind.