Newsletter – March 2025
March 27, 2025
Member Update
May 21, 2025
Welcome to The Clean Energy Cluster March Newsletter where you can read about member updates, upcoming events, supply chain news, support programmes, procurement opportunities and more.
If you would like to feature your news, events, initiatives and procurement opportunities in our Newsletter, please email us with the details: [email protected].
Opportunities
Strategic Investment Model – Offshore Wind Milestone Map
The Strategic Investment Model (SIM) group launched the new Offshore Wind Milestone Map to help track and identify the progress being made in Scotland’s offshore wind sector.
Find out more about the map and what benefits it will bring to the offshore wind supply chain.
Innovation Exchange Challenge – Efficient Grease Removal for Safer Offshore Wind Operations
The Innovate UK Innovation Exchange programme is supporting G+, the global health and safety organisation, to engage with innovators to find solutions for the industry’s operational challenge to remove used grease effectively from mechanical components in offshore wind turbines.
The competition is open to UK businesses, academic institutions, start-ups and SMEs with solutions to make the task easier or faster.
Successful applicants will have the opportunity to present to their innovations to organisations from the offshore wind sector and maritime industry.
For more information and to apply visit the Innovate UK website.
Supply Chain Accelerator Fund
The Crown Estate has launched an expanded second round of the Supply Chain Accelerator.
The first round, in 2024, awarded nearly £5 million to 13 organisations. For round two The Crown Estate has increased the funding available to £15 million, with each successful applicant able to access up to £1.5 million of matched funding for UK projects that support the deployment of Offshore Wind. The scope has also expanded to support projects facilitating the deployment of both fixed and floating offshore wind.
The round will consider projects or facilities that support the manufacturing, fabrication and late-stage testing of fixed and floating offshore wind components, aligned with the priorities identified in the Industrial Growth Plan.
Find out more and apply for the Supply Chain Accelerator fund on The Crown Estate website by Friday, June 27.
Member Input Request
Surveys: Clean Power 2030 Supply Chains and Workforce Industry Forum
Following the publication of the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan, the Clean Power 2030 Unit at the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero has set up a new Supply Chains and Workforce Industry Forum. The Forum is chaired by Chris Stark as Head of Clean Power 2030 and brings together senior representatives from across industry, government, trade unions and other relevant organisations, to form a common view of the supply chain and workforce barriers to Clean Power 2030 delivery and devise targeted collective actions to ensure these needs are met.
Analytical Surveys
Building a comprehensive Clean Power 2030 supply chain and workforce evidence base is crucial to monitoring progress towards infrastructure delivery and informing policy making underpinned by data. The forum is gathering insight from industry on the following workforce and supply chain related gaps:
- Validating the National Occupational Methodology
- Developing a Regional Workforce Approach
- Critical Components & Supply Chain Dependencies
- Best Practices in Supply Chain Monitoring
Cluster members are encouraged to share their views by Friday, May 16. To respond please visit the survey links below.
- Part 1: Workforce Survey
- Part 2: Supply Chains Survey
Upcoming Events
The Supply Chain Networking Reception | May 8, Aberdeen
Join Scottish Renewables in Aberdeen for a Supply Chain Networking Reception to celebrate the launch of the Scottish Renewables Supply Chain Impact Statement.
Don’t miss the opportunity to network with developers, supply chain organisations and industry stakeholders and to raise a glass to the tenacity of the local companies who are driving forward Scotland’s clean energy revolution.
Please note registration is essential. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Book your delegate pass on Scottish Renewables’ website.
All-Energy | May 14-15, Glasgow
Taking place on May 14 & 15 at the SEC in Glasgow, All-Energy Exhibition and Conference will bring industry leaders, innovators and policymakers together around the focus of accelerating the transition to a clean energy system.
Reach out to the cluster team ([email protected]) if you would like to meet with us at the event and find out more about our work to support Scotland’s offshore wind supply chain.
Register to attend on the All-Energy website.
Floating Wind Days | May 21-22, Haugesund
2025 will be a pivotal year for floating wind in Norway as the country installs its first large-scale floating offshore wind park out to tender.
Norwegian Offshore Wind’s Floating Wind Days (FWD) brings together key figures, leaders and guests from around the world to share experiences and knowledge about the sector.
The Clean Energy Custer team will be in Haugesund at the event, representing the Scottish’s offshore wind supply chain.
Register to attend on the FWD website.
Peel Ports Tour | May 28, Glasgow
Scottish Renewables and Peel Ports Group invite delegates of the Planning Conference 2025 to visit the Peel Ports Group’s King George V (KGV) terminal in Glasgow on Wednesday, May 28.
This event offers a unique opportunity to explore the KGV terminal – a key hub for Scotland’s onshore wind sector.
The visit will begin with a short presentation in Glasgow city centre before travelling to the port for a guided tour of the terminal and its facilities. Delegates will gain insight into Peel Ports’ ongoing investments, operational capabilities and how the port is helping manufacturers and developers efficiently deliver projects across Scotland and the UK.
Registration for this event is essential, places are limited and admittance is by invitation only.
Please register your interest via this online form and a member of the Scottish Renewables’ Team will get in touch to confirm availability.
Investing in Renewables 2025 | June 4, Edinburgh
Join Scottish Renewables’ Investing in Renewables event to hear from leading experts as we discuss the latest insights and trends for green finance in Scotland.
This event is a must-attend for professionals from the renewable energy, finance and investment sectors.
Book your place on Scottish Renewables’ website.
Meet the Buyer 2025 | June 4, Edinburgh
Meet the Buyer National returns to Murrayfield Stadium, in Edinburgh, on June 4 2025. Meet the Buyer is hosted by the Supplier Development Programme and is officially supported by Scottish Government and Scotland Excel.
This free event, which is set to attract 1,500 attendees, provides businesses with a unique opportunity to connect with a wide range of public and private sector buyers, making it an ideal place to learn about opportunities across Scotland and the UK.
Register for free on the Supplier Development Programme’s website.
The Scottish Green Energy Supply Chain Awards 2025 | August 21, Aberdeen
Nominations for The Scottish Green Energy Supply Chain Awards are now open!
Scottish Renewables’ Scottish Green Energy Supply Chain Awards return to Aberdeen on August 21.
The Awards celebrate the people at the heart of the sector, who make the deployment of billion-pound renewable energy projects possible.
From cable suppliers, data analysts and safety teams, to consultants, lawyers and hauliers, the Awards recognise the commitment, collaboration and innovation of the organisations and individuals delivering specialist work across all technologies.
Submit your nomination by 5pm on Friday, June 6, on the Scottish Renewables’ website.
News
Scottish Renewables Supply Chain Impact Statement 2024/25 Launch
The Scottish Renewables Supply Chain Impact Statement 2024/25, launched on April 30, showcases how organisations from heat pump suppliers and training providers to mooring specialists and construction companies, are tapping into the growing opportunities of the renewable energy industry.
This year’s Supply Chain Impact Statement features 39 organisations and represents more than 9,700 jobs.
Read the Supply Chain Impact Statement 2024/25 on the Scottish Renewables’ website.
Seabed deal for Scots floater anchorage site
reNews
Offshore Solutions Group (OSG) has signed a two-year seabed Exclusivity Agreement with Crown Estate Scotland for areas in the Moray Firth to develop its pioneering FLOW-Park.
UK, Oz subsea trade bodies ink MoU
reNews
Global Underwater Hub (GUH) in the UK has teamed up with Subsea Innovation Cluster Australia (SICA) to foster growth in the subsea sector in both hemispheres.
Balmoral Comtec backs renewables with million-pound wave and current simulation facility
PES Wind
Balmoral Comtec, a Balmoral Group company and a leading provider of buoyancy, protection and insulation services to the global offshore energy market, has invested £1 million in the development of a state-of-the-art Wave and Current Simulation Facility at Balmoral Business Park in Aberdeen.
Closing the gap between ambition and reality for the offshore wind supply chain
Yahoo!News
De-fragmenting and de-risking the offshore wind supply chain is what underpins the model of fast-growing, heavy-investing Venterra.
Fugro and Spoor to develop AI bird-monitoring for offshore wind farms
Power Technology
The innovative system protects bird populations while facilitating the growth of renewable energy by making environmental assessments more affordable and safer.
DEME to Acquire Offshore Wind Specialist Havfram
Move It Magazine
DEME has signed an agreement to acquire Norwegian offshore wind contractor Havfram, in a move to strengthen its position in the global offshore wind market.
The €900 million deal includes acquiring all shares from current owners Sandbrook Capital and PSP Investments, as well as funding the completion of two advanced wind turbine installation vessels.
Apatura secures consent for new energy storage system
Scottish Business Insider
The site near Eaglesham should create around 25 jobs during construction, operation and decommissioning.
Siemens Gamesa ‘finishes’ installing 21.5MW wind turbine
Wind Power Monthly
Siemens Gamesa has completed the installation of one the world’s most powerful wind turbine at the Østerild test centre in Denmark, Windpower Monthly understands.
ScottishPower awards East Anglia TWO substation contract to HSM Offshore
Power Technology
ScottishPower Renewables has awarded HSM Offshore Energy an engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning contract for the offshore substation and jacket foundation of its 960MW East Anglia TWO wind farm in the UK.
