EXCLUSIVE: Port investment critical to Scotland’s offshore wind ambitions

A shot of offshore wind turbine components on the quayside at Cromarty Firth

Source: Port of Cromarty Firth

The UK’s seventh Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round (AR7) secured 8.4GW of new offshore wind capacity in Europe’s biggest ever offshore wind auction, restoring confidence after several challenging years for the sector.

In Scotland, AR7 delivered a material boost to the offshore wind pipeline. The award of a CfD to the fixed bottom Berwick Bank Phase B project will represent a significant addition to Scotland’s offshore wind capacity, while the Pentland floating offshore wind project off Scotland’s northern coast points to the next phase of development in deeper waters.

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