RenewableUK Shadow Board

Over the past few days Anne-Charlotte Gaillard, Claire Melrose (Gilchrist), Lynne McIntosh-Grieve and Nicola Harris have been enjoying and supporting Floating Offshore Wind 2024 Conference in Aberdeen. Key activities included: 🏃♀️ Hassan Asheg ⓥ preconference runs ahead of both days of the conference providing some early networking 🥐An Introduction to Floating Offshore Wind Networking Breakfasts for newcomers to the industry offering an opportunity to make some initial connections, gain some key knowledge and tips on tacking the conference head on. Organised and led by Anne-Charlotte Gaillard, Claire Melrose (Gilchrist) and Nicola Harris. 🍼 Despite being on maternity leave, Lynne McIntosh-Grieve attended with our newest recruit to ‘keep in touch’ with the industry and her wonderful network. Wonderful to see so much acceptance to the very real juggle of working parents and inspiring to see a few children popping in to see what all the fuss is about in floating offshore wind. 🎤Nicola Harris finished up the conference speaking on the role, pressures and opportunities for supply chain in the Celtic Sea Floating Offshore Wind market sparking good discussion on making progress ahead of the big announcements next year. Overall it was a fantastic event celebrating what has been achieved over the past 12 months as well as a coming together to tackle the challenges we face ahead. The theme very much seems to have moved from development to a focus on delivery. A key shift as the scale of the opportunity in our hands was emphasised by the FLOW Taskforce report which was released on Day 1 of the conference on which Lynne McIntosh-Grieve was a work stream lead! The “Floating Wind: Anchoring the next generation offshore” Report quantifies the job creation and economic stimulus potential of the industry and headlines FOW as having the potential to be the UK’s biggest industrial opportunity of the century. Of course there are big challenges ahead, including consenting timelines, ports, grid connections and technology readiness and the clear importance of getting Test & Demonstration Projects into action however in each of these areas clear actions and movement is underway – we look forward to being a part of these and celebrating more successes at Floating Offshore Wind 2025. #floatingoffshorewind24 #offshorerenewables RenewableUK Scottish Renewables

RenewableUK would like to welcome our latest member company Caeli Wind 👏 Caeli Wind is the leading online platform for analysing and brokering high-wind areas. Caeli Wind connects landowners and project developers, offering expert advice and tailored solutions. This significantly increases the success rate and speed of project implementation for both parties. Caeli Wind is dedicated to accelerating the energy transition while simultaneously strengthening regional value creation 📈 Find out more about Caeli Wind with their website and social media: https://lnkd.in/eF_3Nq7T To enquire about membership of RenewableUK see the link below: https://lnkd.in/eUVPiH-a #RenewableUK #Membership #WindPower #Data #EnergyTransformed

This morning RenewableUK 's Dan McGrail presented an overview of the UK's plan for industrial growth, to delegates at NOF's Offshore Wind North East Event. The plan is the OSW Industrial Growth Plan (IGP). The IGP sets out priorities, objectives, actions and investment needs in the key areas to drive growth in the offshore wind supply chain to accelerate and de-risk delivery, as well as grow market share and technology leadership for the UK. Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gtcSkcUB I'll be chewing lots of ears off about Royal HaskoningDHV's role supporting many of the OSW Developers and Ports in the North East and answering any questions they have about our wide range of solutions: ✔ EIA & Consenting ✔ Ports & Strategic Infrastructure ✔ Engineering & Project Management ✔ Predictive Simulation-Ports, supply chain & logistics ✔ Economics and Due Diligence ✔ Hydrogen & Energy Transition ✔ Wind Resource Assessment ✔ Wind Farm Optimization

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭: 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞?   Last week, the Chancellor delivered a bold and ambitious Budget, one intended to chart a course through economic uncertainty and lead the UK towards growth, investment, and long-term stability 💼   In our latest blog RenewableUK's Chief Economist Anand Dossa gives a detailed breakdown of the budget and what it means for the UK's renewable energy sector and clean power targets 🎯   https://lnkd.in/eC_MKECp #budget2024 #renewableenergy #growth #investment #greenjobs

Our Shadow Board continues to go from stength to strength as our board member Jay Medina MBA joins a great project at Inch Cape Offshore Limited that will will deliver 1.1GW of clean electricty ⚡ to 1.2million homes 🏡 , making a significant contribution to the UKs target of 50GW by 2030! 💪

This week is #LivingWageWeek, and we are thrilled to stand alongside SSE Renewables and over 15,000 UK businesses who believe their staff deserve a wage which meets everyday needs 💳 🛒 🏥 📱 🚌 👔🥤 RenewableUK recently became an accredited Living Wage Foundation Employer, and we were delighted to hear from Stephen Wheeler, Managing Director of SSE Renewables, who reaffirmed their longstanding commitment to the real living wage and explained how it can help support the just transition. The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate based on the cost of living, and you can find out more about the movement below, including steps for other employers to apply for accreditation: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gHixBnN

Yesterday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer presented the Autumn #Budget2024 to Parliament, which included a number of measures to support the clean energy sector, including: ▪ Confirmation of 11 new green hydrogen projects (allocated under Hydrogen Allocation Round 1) ♻ ▪ Confirmation of funding for the UK-wide Investment Zones and Freeports programmes, including approval of the East Midlands Investment Zone and the designation of five new customs sites within existing Freeports 🛳 ▪ Confirmation of £134 million to support the delivery of port infrastructure for floating offshore wind (FLOWMIS)- 🌊 ▪ £5 million to deliver improvements to the planning regime for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, as well as £46 million to boost capacity and capability in local planning authorities, and £70 million in 2025‑26 to support infrastructure and housing development while boosting nature recovery 🌲 ▪ £40 million to transform the Apprenticeship Levy into a more flexible ‘Growth and Skills Levy’, which will help to deliver new foundation and shorter apprenticeships 👩🔧 ▪ UK Export Finance to support companies supplying critical minerals to UK exporters in sectors such as clean energy and EV battery production 🔋 ▪ An increase in the Energy Profits Levy (EPL) paid by oil and gas companies, from 35% to 38%, and confirmation this will be extended to March 2030 with the 29% investment allowance to be removed 📈 ▪ £3.9 billion in funding for Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage Track-1 projects 💷 Read our CEO Dan McGrail's response in our press release here: https://lnkd.in/dvk4DGy4 #Budget2024 #industrialstrategy #floatingoffshorewind #greenhydrogen #ports #renewableenergy

𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐔𝐊 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 – 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐛𝐬 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 - RenewableUK Media Release RenewableUK’s CEO Dan McGrail comments on the Autumn Budget, in which the Chancellor Rt Hon Rachel Reeves confirmed £134 million of funding to re-develop ports as bases for floating offshore wind, and eleven new green hydrogen projects will go ahead, read the full quote in our latest press release below: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dvk4DGy4 #Budget2024 #industrialstrategy #floatingoffshorewind #greenhydrogen #ports #renewableenergy

RenewableUK would like to wish the Hindu community a Happy Diwali as we begin the celebration of lights #Diwali2024 🕉

📢 Two weeks to go until Wales' no.1 renewable energy conference, 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬, and we're delighted to announce Michael Shanks MP, Minister for Energy, as one of our headline keynote speakers!! ⏰ Join us to discover an incredible line-up of exhibitors, speakers and networking opportunities at #RUKFEW24   𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭. 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 🔗https://lnkd.in/edVnUGjh   📅 12-13 November 2024 📌 ICC Wales, Newport   Event Partners ✨ Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government Bute Energy RWE   Event Sponsors ✨ High Value Manufacturing Catapult Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult Green GEN Cymru Copper Consultancy Mona Offshore Wind Farm EDF Renewables UK & Ireland Equinor Statkraft OnPath Energy  #RUKFEW24 RenewableUK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero #renewables #energy #Wales