Past events

8 November 2023 - Support for SMEs in the Offshore Wind Sector Webinar

The Forth and Tay Offshore Cluster was delighted to host a very informative webinar on Wednesday 8 November, aimed at sharing the support available to SMEs in the Offshore wind sector. We had presentations delivered by Scottish National Investment Bank, the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership, ORE Catapult and Scottish Enterprise.

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2022 01 27 FTO Deepwind ScotWind 1 Leasing Round Briefing Session

Forth and Tay Offshore, DeepWind and the Cluster Builder team hosted a briefing session for members to go over the results and the outcomes from the ScotWind 1 leasing Round. At 25GW this is the largest leasing round in Europe and with over 15GW of floating wind projects it has set the scene for Scotland to become the global leader for floating offshore wind development over the next decade.

The briefing explored what this could mean for the supply chain and took a closer look at each of the projects along with input from Northland Power and DEME Concessions to represent the developers view.

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13 September 2021 - RWE’s Sofia presents its Tier 1 Showcase for Suppliers

This webinar is on RWE’s Sofia Tier 1 Showcase for Suppliers Episode IV: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy.

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If you are interested in supplying to Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, please click the link below and complete the short form. Your details will then be shared with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy.

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/BHQRKP7

6-7-8 July 2021 Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

Sofia Offshore Wind Farm and its Tier 1 Contractors have launched a series of supply chain webinars to showcase contract opportunities during the construction of this flagship UK development.

Episode I: Van Oord - 6 July 2021
This webinar is about Van Oord’s contracting opportunities on Sofia. Van Oord will deliver the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the projects foundations and array cables. Potential opportunities will include goods & services for the foundations and array cables packages as well as general and site-related support including infrastructure, transport, vessels, lifting & logistics.

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https://bit.ly/36ug6dK

Episode II: GE’s Grid Solutions and Sembcorp Marine - 7 July 2021
This webinar is about GE’s Grid Solutions and Sembcorp Marine contracting opportunities on Sofia. This consortium is responsible for the project’s high-voltage electrical transmission system. The scopes available will include sub-packages for the onshore and offshore converter stations, building services, temporary site infrastructure, welfare facilities, construction materials and electrical equipment.

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https://bit.ly/36mKk2B

Episode III: Prysmian - 8 July 2021
This webinar is about Prysmian contracting opportunities on Sofia. Prysmian is responsible for the export cable scope and will require support for packages including: pre-lay survey; horizontal directional drilling; boulder clearance; route clearance/pre-lay grapnel run; mattressing; shore end works; pulling at platform; cable protection system; rock dumping; support vessels and/or heli-service, and land installation.

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https://bit.ly/3AOUTtk

15 June 2021 - Cluster Builder Launch Event

Offshore Wind Cluster Builder is a new support programme for the Scottish offshore wind supply chain run in conjunction with DeepWind and Forth and Tay Offshore. The Offshore Wind Cluster Builder project is part-funded by the 2014–2020 European Structural and Investment Fund.

The Cluster Builder will help consolidate the offshore wind landscape for SMEs, connecting and simplifying elements of the sector to enable greater engagement by Scottish companies, helping them to capitalise on opportunities presented by offshore wind. SMEs will benefit from 1:1 support, events, workshops and market intelligence, as well as collaboration opportunities.

With speakers from SOWEC, DeepWind and Forth & Tay Offshore as well as Xodus Group, this webinar outlined the Cluster Builder remit, launched the Offshore Wind Scotland Supply Chain Survey and discussed how this will benefit the wider Scottish Supply Chain.

Webinar includes:
Cluster updates from DeepWind and Forth and Tay Offshore (plus video)
Introduction to Cluster Builder from Xodus Group
Supply Chain Survey initiative from Xodus Group

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June 2021 - Inch Cape Supply Chain Opportunities

Are you a supplier who is passionate about renewable energy and tackling climate change? Who is committed to continuous improvement and constantly pushes boundaries to improve efficiency? If so, Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm needs to hear from you!

Inch Cape Offshore Limited is currently re-examining its supply chain and working with suppliers to identify areas where we can optimise the project and improve cost efficiencies. We expect to begin onshore construction in early 2023, and offshore in late 2024.

Inch Cape continues to be committed to maximising opportunities for local business where possible. We would encourage suppliers to sign up to the Scottish Offshore Wind Clusters – Forth & Tay Offshore and Deep Wind – and register on their supply chain databases to facilitate greater engagement with the Inch Cape and other local projects.

For more information and to read our latest Supply Chain Opportunities brochure, visit our website: https://www.inchcapewind.com/supply-chain/

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11 May 2021 - High potential International Offshore wind markets to 2030 webinar

SOWEC, in association with Scottish Development International, UK Export Finance, Deepwind and Forth & Tay Offshore, organised this webinar that explores the offshore wind outlook to 2030 and highlights some of the support mechanisms in place to help Scottish companies flourish on the global stage within this exciting sector.

It includes:

Overview of current SOWEC offshore wind activities – Stephen Thompson, SOWEC
High potential offshore wind markets to 2030: positioning for Scottish success – Alan Duncan, Scotia Supply Chain
International in-country activity and support – Scottish Development International
Overview of international finance support – UK Export Finance

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18 November 2020 - Building NnG's O&M Base

The NnG O&M team host a virtual supply chain event on 'Building NnG's O&M base'. This one hour session focused solely on the local supply chain who can support the building work of the project’s O&M base in Eyemouth.

The planning permission is for a new, three storey, 1,040 square metre main building and a two storey, 538 square metre storage warehouse. The O&M base will house the office, warehousing and staff welfare facilities required to support the servicing of NnG once the wind farm is operational. This investment in Eyemouth will bring an economic boost to the area over the 25-year lifespan of the project.

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15 October 2020 - Diversity and Inclusion in the Offshore Wind Supply Chain

During this session our brilliant presenters focused on what diversity and inclusion is, why it matters for supply chains and focussed the discussion on gender, race and sustainability. The session was well received with positive feedback and a desire from delegates to revisit this topic and expand it to include social background, age and disability too.

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17 September 2020 - Seagreen Update with SSE Renewables

This webinar provides an update on the Seagreen with SSE Renewables. During this webinar, you will hear directly from the Seagreen1 project team on their progress and ambitions, plus insights from the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council and Offshore Wind Growth Partnership on their national efforts to support the delivery of this growth industry for Scotland.

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02 September 2020 - Offshore Wind Scotland: Supply Chain Success

This webinar focuses on Offshore Wind Supply Chain and includes presentations from Stephen Thompson (Global Energy Group) on his SOWEC supply chain raodmap, Ray Thompson (Siemens Gamesa) on Sector Deal progress and from Xodus Group for a market analysis.

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27 August 2020 - EDPR - Moray West procurement

This is Forth & Tay Offshore and DeepWind joint cluster webinar on EDPR - Moray West procurement. This webinar gives an update from Ocean Wind's Moray West team on their 800-850MW offshore wind project in the Moray Firth in Scotland and how they intend to procure the packages and interact with the supply chain. This webinar also includes a session with Claire Mack of Scottish Renewables and Adam Morrison, Project Director of Ocean Winds.

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27 August 2020 - EDPR - Moray West procurement - Session A - Onshore Construction

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27 August 2020 - EDPR - Moray West procurement - Session B - Offshore Construction

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27 August 2020 - EDPR - Moray West procurement - Session C - Operations and Maintenance

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06 August 2020 - East Anglia Hub project

This is Forth & Tay Offshore and DeepWind joint cluster webinar on the East Anglia Hub project with Scottish Power Renewables. The webinar provides an update from ScottishPower Renewables on their 3.1GW offshore wind project in the East of England. This webinar also includes presentations from Claire Canning of the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) and Sandra McCaughey of the Open4Business portal run by Inverness Chamber of Commerce.

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16 July 2020 - NNG project update

This webinar gives an update from EDF Renewables on their 450MW offshore wind project in the Firth of Forth. This webinar also includes presentations from SOWEC Skills Group lead Jim Brown of ESP, Claire Canning of the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) and Sandra McCaughey of the Open4Business portal run by Inverness Chamber of Commerce.

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15 July 2020 - Red Rock Power Meet the Buyer Webinar

This is Red Rock Power's Meet the Buyer Webinar. This webinar is organised by Red Rock Power to promote their offshore wind projects and in particular Inch Cape Wind Farm.

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25 June 2020 - ScotWind

This is Forth & Tay Offshore and DeepWind joint cluster webinar on ScotWind with SDI and Crown Estate Scotland.

Given the launch of the ScotWind leasing process on the 10th of June, this webinar covers opportunity and ambition for Scotland (SOWEC), Developer Engagement and Communication Strategy (HIE), SDI Investment Support (SDI), ScotWind - Introducing the Supply Chain Development Statements (Crown Estate Scotland).

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18 June 2020 - Floating Offshore Wind Subgroup launch and Celtic Sea Cluster

Floating Offshore Wind Subgroup launch and Celtic Sea Cluster

This webinar provides an update on the floating offshore wind, it also covers the planned developments in the South East of England and South Wales area.

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05 March 2020 - NNG Meet the Buyer events - Aberdeen

NNG Meet the Buyer events

This event is organised by EDF for its NnG Wind Farm in order to meet potential suppliers and promote the project.

04 March 2020 - NNG Meet the Buyer events - Dundee

NNG Meet the Buyer events

This event is organised by EDF for its NnG Wind Farm in order to meet potential suppliers and promote the project.

03 March 2020 - NNG Meet the Buyer events - Fife

NNG Meet the Buyer events

This event is organised by EDF for its NnG Wind Farm in order to meet potential suppliers and promote the project.

02 March 2020 - NNG Meet the Buyer events - East Lothian

NNG Meet the Buyer events

This event is organised by EDF for its NnG Wind Farm in order to meet potential suppliers and promote the project.

25 February 2020 - Scotland Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition 2020

This presentation provides an overview of the Forth and Tay Offshore Cluster and supply chain opportunities in the region.

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28-29 January 2020 - SR Offshore Wind Conference

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27 September 2019 – Forth and Tay Offshore Business Breakfast - Aberdeen

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26 September 2019 – Forth and Tay Offshore Business Breakfast - Dundee

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20 September 2019 – Forth and Tay Offshore Business Breakfast - Musselburgh

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18 September 2019 – Forth and Tay Offshore Business Breakfast - Fife

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