Illuminating the opportunities for the UK’s supply chain
As 2025 unfolds, geopolitical events around the world once again reinforce the importance of the UK’s homegrown energy.
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UK’s £14bn energy supply chain is “at risk”, trade body warns
Beama, a trade body representing UK electrical and energy infrastructure manufacturers, has called for urgent reform in a letter addressed to senior ministers Sarah Jones, Ed Miliband and Jonathan Reynolds.
Unlocking the investment needed to build Scottish renewable supply chain
Investment is crucial to building the Scottish renewable energy supply chain. Without funding, companies that have traditionally been in oil and gas will struggle to transition into clean energy.
UK ‘falling down pecking order’ in global race for net zero
Industry leaders have warned that the UK is losing out to other countries in securing investment in its clean energy supply chain to enable net zero.
Europe’s offshore wind ambitions face huge supply chain challenge
Europe’s offshore wind supply chain faces a herculean effort to build the infrastructure needed to meet the continent’s climate goals.
‘Unrealistic’ offshore wind targets face $100bn supplier investment hurdle
Policymaker targets for global offshore wind are “unrealistic” due to the tens of billions of dollars of investment needed near-term in the supply chain.
The UK’s supply chain presents an enormous opportunity – we must grasp it to support jobs and economic growth
As we build this future, there is no simple choice between oil and gas on the one hand and renewables in the other, writes Katy Heidenreich.
Effective supply chains fundamental to just transition
Just a few weeks ago, the UK’s Energy Transitions Commission stated: “Rapidly scaling sustainable, diversified, and resilient clean energy supply chains is key to achieving net-zero targets on-time and at as low a cost as possible”.
Fresh thinking and collaboration: energy transition and the supply chain
The UK’s net zero ‘target’ is more than aspirational – the Secretary of State is subject to a legal duty to ensure that the UK reaches net zero by 2050.
Scotland’s renewables supply chain is sclerotic
Some time back I wrote that despite its self-appointed title as the oil and gas capital of Europe Aberdeen didn’t actually manufacture much of the sector critical technology.
Floating Wind: Will others follow Celtic Sea in leasing round port requirements?
"What we’re looking at here is probably more of an effort to get an earlier level of coordination within the industry."
ScotWind partner ‘spent three years trying to convince’ cabling giant to set up shop in Highlands
One of the developers behind a major Scottish floating wind project has shed light on the key role it played in persuading a cabling giant to build a factory in the Highlands.
Diving in: Solving the supply chain issues in offshore wind
The offshore wind industry is undergoing its next big expansion. Licensing rounds are growing, interest in the new floating designs are high, and investors are active.
Offshore wind farm logistics risk becoming a quayside carpark
HLP believes project developers will struggle to meet demand based on current logistics practices and equipment provision.
Energy bosses urged to end ‘adversarial’ relationship with North Sea supply chain in ‘crisis’
A "desperate" supply chain employing tens of thousands of North Sea workers needs offshore contracts in the energy industry that are both fair and timely.
Asia’s offshore mega wind farms risk delays from ship shortage
Asian nations counting on offshore wind farms to meet clean energy goals are facing an increasing shortage of ships for installing the massive turbines in the sea.
How are we helping the offshore energy supply chain?
How is the North Sea supply chain being supported, amid concerns over crippling costs and poor visibility on opportunties?
Decom North Sea plotting rebrand as it seeks to rekindle ‘mojo’
After a tough few years for Decom North Sea (DNS), a new leadership team is now ready to give the organisation some deserved “love and attention”.
Ørsted wants all suppliers to go 100% renewable by 2025
Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted (ORSTED.CO) expects all its suppliers to move to 100% renewable electricity by 2025 at the latest, in a bid to set a “new gold standard” for the energy sector.
UK supply chain poised for lion’s share of carbon capture benefits
Some miles off the coasts of England, Ireland and Scotland, deep under the sea, lie rock formations which could be capable of holding up to 78 billion tonnes of CO2.
Sir Ian Wood: UK unlikely to take more than 20% of ‘early’ ScotWind fabrication work
Sir Ian Wood has said it is unlikely that the UK supply chain will take more than 20% of the major fabrication work in the early wave of ScotWind contracts.
NSTA issues warning on thousands of late payments, but £5bn of supply chain opportunities in the pipeline
North Sea operators have been told to improve after new figures exposed the number of invoices that are not being paid on time.
All 17 ScotWind winners green lit to move into development stage
Crown Estate Scotland has confirmed that all 17 successful ScotWind applicants now have option agreements in place.
Operators to share energy transition plans at Decom North Sea event
Some of the North Sea’s biggest players will set out their plans for moving to a low carbon future at an industry event.
‘ScotWind £700m should be used to create Scottish sovereign wealth fund’
The ScotWind licencing announcements on January 17th were certainly a welcome and hugely material vote of confidence in the future of the offshore energy sector in the UK.