SOWEC Publications

Publications

List of publications from the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council.

SOWEC Skills Guide

February 2025

Created in partnership with Skills Development Scotland, this guide highlights some of the thousands of jobs the offshore wind sector will support, routes to entry and critical skills gaps.

Read more and download the SOWEC Skills Guide.

SOWEC Innovation Guide

January 2025

This report by SOWEC showcases how offshore wind developers can use innovation projects to help grow Scotland’s supply chain and speed up the delivery of green energy production.

Read more and download the SOWEC Innovation Guide.

Collaboration for Environmental Mitigation & Nature Inclusive Design (CEMNID) Final Report

August 2024

Research published by SOWEC explores how developers of offshore wind could go above and beyond existing mitigations to maximise opportunities for nature while developing green infrastructure projects.

Read more and download the CEMNID report.

SIA Collaborative Framework Draft Principles

January 2022

Scotland’s Strategic Investment Assessment recommends use of a Collaborative Framework to support growth of a Scottish Ports Cluster able to secure floating platform manufacturing, fabrication, assembly and load-out activity in Scotland. To this end, the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council has drafted principles which will underpin a collaborative framework.

Read more and download the SIA Collaborative Framework Draft Principles.

TNUoS Charges Briefing

January 2022

Produced for SOWEC by independent consultancy ITPEnergised, this report lays bare the impacts of the higher transmission charges faced by Scottish offshore wind generators in comparison to projects in other parts of the UK.

Read more and download the TNUoS Charges Briefing.

SOWEC Guide for Scottish Exporters

October 2021

Produced for SOWEC by Scotia Supply Chain, this guide aims to appraise current and prospective Scottish exporters of the main offshore wind opportunities between now and 2030, with markets scored against a number of relevant issues to give an attractiveness rating for exporters.

Read more and download the SOWEC Guide for Scottish Exporters.

Advertising Portal Report

September 2021

This BVG Associates report for SOWEC examines the opportunity to increase Scottish companies' awareness of, and subsequent participation in, offshore wind tenders via the development of a centralise procurement portal for the Scottish / UK offshore wind sector.

Read more and download the Advertising Portal Report.

PQQ Report

September 2021

This BVG Associates report for SOWEC examines the opportunity to increase Scottish companies' awareness of, and subsequent participation in, offshore wind tenders by promoting greater standardisation of pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) processes and developing a centralised PQQ platform for the Scottish / UK offshore wind sector.

Contractual Terms & Conditions Report

September 2021

This BVG Associates report for SOWEC examines the issues relating to contractual terms and conditions experienced by developers and suppliers in the Scottish offshore wind industry. The report explores potential solutions that can increase efficiency when negotiating contract terms, thus creating a fairer landscape for all tiers of the supply chain.

Read more and download the Contractual Terms and Conditions Report.

Floating Offshore Wind in Scotland: Immediate Priorities to Accelerate the Scottish Supply Chain

September 2021

This report by NIRAS Group for SOWEC seeks to identify immediate priorities to ensure Scotland’s floating offshore wind potential can be realised. The focus of this report is supply chain improvements that can facilitate Scottish job creation, but it also examines a range of barriers that have the potential to indirectly affect the supply chain and makes recommendations to address them.

Read more and download the Floating Offshore Wind in Scotland report.

UK and Scottish Baseline and Roadmap

September 2021

This BVG Associates report for SOWEC sets a baseline for current levels of Scottish content in Scottish and UK projects, content levels, as well as giving industry and government recommendations on a roadmap to increase the amount of work Scottish and UK businesses win from offshore wind.

Read more and download the UK and Scottish Baseline and Roadmap.

Supply Chain Stakeholder Mapping

September 2021

This stakeholder map of organisations involved in offshore wind aims to provide information to help businesses understand the key sector stakeholders and how they fit together, helping them to know who to engage with, what for, and when.

Read more and download the Supply Chain Stakeholder Mapping report.

Strategic Investment Assessment

August 2021

This Strategic Investment Assessment (SIA) looks at what investment in capacity and capability will be necessary to deliver a step change in the ability of Scotland’s supply chain to grow and win offshore wind work.

Read more and download the Strategic Investment Assessment report.

Feasibility Study on Repurpose of Oil and Gas Infrastructure for Offshore Hydrogen Generation

June 2021

This report provides an overview of existing policy and regulatory landscape, cost estimates for necessary supply chain and infrastructure to support industry planning for repurposing of oil and gas infrastructure for green and blue hydrogen production in the UK Continental Shelf.

HRA Derogations for Offshore Wind Projects in Scotland

April 2021

This report provides an assessment of developing Habitat Regulations Appraisal compensation options that are non-site specific. It was commissioned by SOWEC’s Barriers to Deployment Group, which is now using the report to support ongoing work looking at options for strategic compensation design.

Read more and download the HRA Derogations for Offshore Wind Projects in Scotland report.

HRA Derogations - Review of Seabird Strategic Compensation Options

April 2021

This report is an assessment of strategic scale forms of compensation under The Birds and Habitats Directives for seabird populations.