‘This shouldn’t be acceptable’: Supply chain leaders warn Scotwind buildout will go abroad without cohesive strategy

‘This shouldn’t be acceptable’: Supply chain leaders warn Scotwind buildout will go abroad without cohesive strategy

Offshore wind sector suppliers have called on the industry to work together to secure opportunities for the domestic supply chain, and criticised projects for which work has already been sent abroad.

Speaking during a panel session on offshore wind during the All-Energy conference in Glasgow, Port of Cromarty Firth strategic business development manager Joanne Allday said that although the inbound wave of new projects was positive for the supply chain, opportunities would be lost if government and industry did not work together on a sustainable strategy.

She said the port had already been approached by many ScotWind developers, all of whom intended to install projects in 2028 ahead of the UK government’s target to reach 40GW of offshore wind by 2030.