How to grow: successfully delivering the planned pipeline of Scottish offshore wind will bring clean energy, support net-zero ambitions and drive economic opportunities across the supply chain. But more government support is needed.

The latest national UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) for Q1 2025 showed that business confidence continued to fall and turned negative for the first time since late 2022, reflecting forthcoming tax rises, rising inflation, weak UK growth, and increased global uncertainty.

In November 2024, an ICAEW roundtable held in Edinburgh convened leaders from across Scotland’s energy sector to discuss the key challenges to scale deployment of green transition infrastructure in Scotland. The event included renewable energy developers, capital providers, and policy stakeholders; amongst other leaders in the advisory space.