Offshore wind announcement takes investment in Scotland to new levels

The announcement takes the annual total of new investment in UK offshore wind manufacturing facilities this year to over £1 billion – a new record. The facility will also create 400 new jobs and SSE Renewables has committed to placing orders with the factory for its pipeline of offshore wind projects.

RenewableUK has reacted positively to the news, with deputy chief executive, Melanie Onn, calling the investment a ‘great example of the economic and industrial opportunities which offshore wind is creating across the UK.’

“Today’s announcement comes at the end of a record year which has seen a total of over £1 billion invested in new British factories which will manufacture the massive pieces of kit the offshore wind industry needs to ramp up our capacity fourfold by 2030,” said Ms Onn.

“Building major new facilities like this is proof that the UK is securing industrial benefits at scale from offshore wind, as we continue to build the biggest offshore wind projects in the world,” she continued.

“Industry and government are working closely together to accelerate the growth of the sector, creating tens of thousands of highly-skilled jobs and unlocking billions in private investment over the course of this decade, putting offshore wind at the centre of our modern energy system,” she concluded.