UK Offshore Wind Supply Chain

The UK, like many other nations, is going through an energy transition towards cleaner sources of energy. The government is looking to accelerate this transition in light of recent global developments and the need to reduce reliance on imported energy. In particular, there are a number of ongoing programmes in the UK relating to renewable energy projects. In Scotland, for example, the Crown Estate Scotland launched the ScotWind programme for leasing areas of the seabed around Scotland for wind farm developments in June 2022. As part of this programme, the Scottish government hopes that wind farms with 10GW of new generating capacity would be built over the next decade.

Applicants through the ScotWind programme were required to submit a Supply Chain Development Statement (SCDS) specifying the location of supply chain activities across various stages of their project. The government had indicated that applicants should keep their supply chain local where possible,