30/03/2023 | Floating wind

Government must step up ambition on floating wind to secure industrial benefits for UK ports

30 March 2023 - RenewableUK press release


Responding to today’s Government’s announcement on its Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Support Scheme (FLOWMIS), RenewableUK's Executive Director of Policy Ana Musat said: 


“The Government’s long-awaited announcement that it is opening its £160 million Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Scheme to bidders is an important first step in accelerating much-needed port upgrades around the UK and stimulating manufacturing opportunities in innovative floating wind technology, in which the UK is a world leader.


“However, the Floating Offshore Wind Taskforce, led by RenewableUK, has identified the need for £4 billion of investment by the end of this decade to ensure that ports are ready for the mass deployment of floating wind, which would bring jobs and growth to coastal communities as we build up new supply chains. So we need Government to step up and raise its level of ambition if we are to secure these economic benefits".      


 


More on the Floating Offshore Wind Taskforce report is available here.


 


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