Scotland is home to a future potential of over 6.5GW of offshore wind capacity across 14 offshore wind farms, with the opportunity to power over 4.3 million homes. Projects in Scotland are set to demonstrate the deployment of innovative solutions, from the deployment of Siemens’ Offshore Transmission Module at Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm to the exciting floating offshore wind developments at Hywind Scotland Pilot Park.

As well as demonstrating future innovations to reduce cost across industry, Scotland has also seen significant

investment from the Chinese developer, SDIC, at Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm and Inch Cape.

Scotland is home to a wealth of offshore expertise from companies such as Babcock Engineering and BiFab who have diversified from complementary sectors into offshore wind, as well as companies such as Atkins Global who are involved in the design and engineering of wind farms both in the UK and abroad.

Wind farms Owner/Operator Capacity (MW)

Operational Robin Rigg E.ON 174

Beatrice Demonstrator SSE Renewables, Talisman 10

Levenmouth Turbine ORE Catapult 7

Consented Aberdeen Bay (EOWDC) Vattenfall 100

Beatrice SSE Renewables, SDIC, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

588

Neart Na Goithe Mainstream Renewables 450

Firth of Forth 1 SSE Renewables, Fluor 1050

Moray Firth Eastern Development Area 1 EDPR 504

Moray Firth Eastern Development Area 2 EDPR 496

Inch Cape SDIC 750

Planned Firth of Forth 2 SSE Renewables, Fluor 1800

Firth of Forth 3 SSE Renewables, Fluor 800

Moray Firth Western Development Area EDPR

Hywind Scotland Pilot Park Statoil 30

Dounreay Tri Demonstration Project Hexicon 10

Offshore Wind in ScotlandImage courtesy of ORE Catapult

October 2016

Our vision is of renewable energy playing a leading role in powering the UK. RenewableUK is the UK’s leading renewable energy trade association, specialising in onshore wind, offshore wind and wave & tidal energy. Formed in 1978, we have an established, large corporate membership ranging from small independent companies, to large international corporations and manufacturers.

Acting as a central point of information and a united, representative voice for our membership, we conduct research; find solutions; organise events, facilitate business development, lobby and promote wind and marine renewables to government, industry, the media and the public.

Offshore Wind Week Partners

RenewableUK Members engaged in offshore wind in Scotland include:

2020 Renewables, 3sun Group, ABB, Aggreko, Atkins, Ayrshire College, Babcock International, Banks Renewables, BayWa re UK, BVG Associates, Canyon Offshore, CHC Helicopter, CJR Wind, CMS Cameron McKenna, DNV GL, Dulas, Dundee Renewables, Eden Scott Limited, EDPR UK, Energy Skills Partnership, Energy Technology Centre, ENGIE, Falck Safety Services, Fife College, FoundOcean, Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica SA, Glasgow Caledonian University, Global Energy Services, GreenPower, heightec, Hydratight, I & H Brown, Intertek, James Hutton Institute, LDA Design Consulting, Limpet Technology, Maclay Murray & Spens LLP, MacRoberts Solicitors, Maritime Craft Services, Mines Rescue Services, Natural Power, ORE Catapult, Prevailing, Renewable Parts Limited, Red Rock Power, Risktec Solutions, Innogy Renewables UK, Scottish Development International, Scottish Renewables, ScottishPower Renewables, Seatower AS, Semco Maritime, Senvion UK, Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, Siemens Energy, Skyform (Scotland), SSE Generation, StormGeo, Taylor Hopkinson Associates, Teledyne Reson UK, Temporis Wind, TNEI Services Limited, University of Aberdeen, University of Edinburgh, University of Strathclyde, Wind Prospect, CSWind UK, Xero Energy, Xi Engineering Consultants

Offshore wind is an essential part of the UK’s energy mix and industrial strategy. Offshore wind already generates 5 per cent of the UK’s electricity and by 2020 this will double to over 10 per cent. Building out the current pipeline of offshore wind projects could supply over a third of the UK’s power needs. The industry is investing over £18bn in projects over the next five years and offshore wind will be one of the lowest cost sources of new power in the 2020s.

RenewableUK and partner companies are working to deliver Offshore Wind Week 2016, which will run from 31 October to 4 November and celebrate the growth of this industry and the benefits it is delivering for Britain. Bringing together companies from across the UK, Offshore Wind Week aims to help deepen policymakers understanding of, and support for, the offshore wind industry.

Offshore Wind in Scotland

Beatrice

Beatrice Demo

Dounreay Tri Demonstration Project

Firth of Forth 1

Inch Cape

Hywind Scotland Pilot Park

Neart Na Goaithe

Levenmouth Turbine

Firth of Forth Phase 3

Firth of Forth 2

Moray Firth Western Development Area

Moray Firth Western Development Area 1&2

Aberdeen Bay

CSWind UK Campbeltown

In April 2016, Wind Towers (Scotland) was acquired by CSWind. During 2016, CSWind will make a £27 million investment in the facility. The investment will increase production volume and capacity at the existing onshore wind tower factory and allow for the fabrication of larger diameter towers for the offshore wind sector.

Babcock InternationalRosyth

Babcock, from its facility in Rosyth, will construct two Offshore Transformer Modules (OTM) for the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) project in the Outer Moray Firth, sustaining at least 80 skilled jobs. Working with their client, Siemens Transmission and Distribution, Babcock will develop the Offshore Transformer Modules throughout 2016 and 2017 for delivery in late 2017. The transformers, each suitable for 300MW when connected into the grid system via an onshore substation, will take their place in the 131.5km² development site around 13.5km off the Caithness coastline.

Inverlussa Marine Services Isle of Mull

In April 2016, Inverlussa Marine Services were awarded a two and a half year contract to provide offshore support during the construction phase of the Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm. The work will be carried out on a specially designed ship, which was commissioned as part of a £3.5m investment to allow Inverlussa to expand into the renewables sector, and employ a total of 50 employees.

Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) Banchory

2016 has been a busy year for ESS, with the award and completion of a number of projects for offshore wind. The company has recently completed a £5m seabed clearance project on behalf of DONG Energy for Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm. In addition, ESS has won subsea trenching contracts for Kriegers Flak Wind Farm in Denmark and Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm in the Baltic Sea. ESS has also been awarded a £3m contract for the design and build of a 1500 ton cable carousel which will be designed in Banchory and partially manufactured in County Durham.

BiFabBurntisland

Fife-based BiFab secured a £100 million contract to support the build-out of Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) situated in the Outer Moray Firth. BiFab will be building 26 subsea jackets for the 84 turbine offshore wind farm, protecting 200 jobs and giving the company a base load of work through to April 2018. The contract will involve 22,500 tonnes of steel fabrication and will bring work to all three of BiFab facilities; Burntisland, Arnish and final assembly and loadout from the Methil facility. Also as part of the Beatrice project BiFab are manufacturing two Transformer Platform jackets for Siemens who are the main contractor supplying the offshore substations . The jackets and piles weigh around 1,400 T each and are due for delivery July 2017. In addition, BiFab has previously completed work for Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm and Alpha Ventus Offshore Wind Farm in Germany.

Briggs MarineBurntisland

Briggs Marine has been involved with the installation of renewable energy devices since 1995. The company has won multiple contracts for the installation and repair of cables as well as maintenance packages contracts for projects. Briggs has won multiple contracts in the UK, Germany and Denmark at over 15 windfarms.

Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) CatapultGlasgow & Levenmouth

Established in 2013 by UK Government, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is a technology innovation and research centre with the aim of reducing the cost of offshore renewable energy, supporting the growth of the industry and creating UK benefit. ORE Catapult operates £1/4 billion of world leading test and demonstration facilities, with a total of 130 employees. In 2015/16, ORE Catapult supported 151 SMEs, won 23 competitive R&D projects and supported 50 companies develop products through testing and validation services. In addition, ORE Catapult has worked with 18 countries globally to develop opportunities for the UK supply chain including Europe, Asia, Australia, the USA and Canada.

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Project Spotlight Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Limited (BOWL)This 588MW, 84 turbine, wind farm will be situated in the Outer Moray Firth. The wind farm is being developed with a number of tier 1 supply chain companies and is expected to deliver c. £680m into the UK and Scottish economy via employment and supply chain opportunities during the construction phase and c. £400m- £525m during the wind farm’s 25 year operational life. The project will also be the first to utilise Siemens’ Offshore Transmission Module which will replace the traditional substations installed on offshore wind farms.

Key UK Supply Chain Activity

RJ McLeodRJ McLeod, one of Scotland’s largest privately owned civil engineering and building contractors, has already started to carry out BOWL’s onshore civil engineering work

SiemensSiemens will be supplying, installing and commissioning Beatrice’s 84 wind turbines with the majority of the turbine blades being built at their new manufacturing facility in Hull.

Operations & Maintenance Base:

WickWick’s proximity to Beatrice’s 84 offshore wind turbines and the availability of suitable quayside facilities mean that the harbour is the perfect place for BOWL’s Operations and Maintenance base. The base will be required for the 25 year lifespan of the project, and subject to receiving planning permission, will be housed in two iconic Thomas Telford buildings on Wick’s Harbour Quay. These buildings were originally developed in 1807 for the British Fisheries Society, however with the decline of the fishing industry the occupation and use of these buildings dwindled with non-fishing use predominant to the present day.

Project Spotlight Hywind Scotland Pilot Park The Hywind Scotland Pilot Park will consist of five 6MW floating turbines operating in water depths of between 95–120 metres. The pilot project aims to build on the success of a demonstration project in Norway, and aims to demonstrate the feasibility of multiple floating turbines. The Hywind Scotland Pilot Park will power around 20,000 households, with production expected in late 2017. Statoil’s ‘Batwind’ battery storage solution, being developed in co-operation with Scottish universities and suppliers, will also be piloted at the Hywind Scotland Park.

This map demonstrates the spread of UK companies involved in offshore wind in Yorkshire and the Humber representing the employment and wider economic benefit from companies doing business in offshore wind.

N.B. The case studies included are intended to provide a representation of the types of projects and companies active across the offshore wind supply chain.

Round 1 Scottish Territorial Waters

Round 2 Round 3 Zones

Round 1&2 Extensions Demonstration Sites

Key to UK Offshore Wind Farm Sites

All information in this document is provided by RenewableUK and has been sourced from either Offshore Wind Week Partners or publically available information. The information is correct as of October 2016

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