OW Ocean Winds UK

🎓 #CareersInEnergy | The OW Ocean Winds in the UK Scholarship Fund Now Open for 2025 Applications!   Part of the OW award-winning skills development programme in the UK, this fund supports undergraduate students from Moray, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen City and Highland 📍with up to £6,000 to help cover study and living costs throughout their degrees.   Now in its fourth year, the programme is designed to help students pursue degrees related to #OffshoreWind, including STEM, geography, law, media, HR, events planning and more.   Our Country Manager for the UK, Adam Morrison shares, “Ocean Winds recognises the urgent need to find and skill the future workforce of our sector to deliver the ambitious targets set by Scottish and UK governments. We are committed to ‘paying it forwards’ to grow the talent base for our own needs and that of the supply chain.”   Let’s keep supporting the next generation of talent driving the #EnergyTransition in Scotland and beyond!   👇 Check out the link in the comments below to get all the details on how to apply via Blackbullion 🔗 📸 Current Ocean Winds Scholarship Students enjoying a tour of the OW Operations base and CTV in Buckie! #ProudtobeOW

#DrivingIndustry | Proud to support the local #OffshoreWind supply chain!   Arven, our floating offshore wind project we are developing in partnership with Mainstream Renewable Power, is proud to support Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s Fit 4 Offshore Renewables (F4OR) Islands and Coastal Communities programme!   🚀 Twelve businesses — from Shetland to the Western Isles — have been selected to take part, highlighting the depth of talent in Scotland’s island economies and their growing role in the offshore wind #supplychain.   This initiative is about unlocking the already-existing local potential — equipping island and coastal businesses with the tools they need to enhance their capabilities in a rapidly growing sector, allowing them to scale, compete and thrive.   Proud to be part of this journey. #ProudtobeOW🌊⚙️

At OW Ocean Winds, we’ve always believed offshore wind goes further than just producing clean energy. This April 8th in Copenhagen📍at WindEurope Annual Event, we’re bringing that vision to life.   🎥 Until then… here’s a glimpse. #ProudtobeOW

#Awards | We’re thrilled to share that not one, but two of our talented professionals have been nominated for Scottish Renewables’ Young Professionals Green Energy Awards! 🌱⚡   Up for awards, we have: 🏆 Andrew Fischbacher, Interface Specialist for Moray West – Personal Improvement Award 🏆 Aleks Schmidt-Sweetingham, Consent Manager for Caledonia – Project Development Award   Our nominations highlight the drive, innovation, and leadership that our professionals bring to OW Ocean Winds—whether it’s launching multimillion-pound tenders and managing offshore works for our 882 MW Moray West project or shaping the consenting strategy for our 2 GW floating CALEDONIA Offshore Wind Farm.   Join us in celebrating our young talent—and all the amazing finalists—on May 1st in Glasgow 📍at the Awards Ceremony!   Best of luck to all! 🤞   #ProudtobeOW 

#Event | 📢 From Talk to Action: OW Ocean Winds shares reflections at SOWEC’s 2024 Annual Review   Earlier this week, Project Director for our CALEDONIA Offshore Wind Farm and chair of the SOWEC Developers Group, Mark Baxter, joined industry leaders at Holyrood to launch the SOWEC Annual Report — and shared a clear message:   👉 “Let’s move from discussion to delivery.”   Scotland’s ambition has positioned it as a global leader in #OffshoreWind, with a huge pipeline of both fixed and floating projects. But turning that ambition into reality depends on action — both within and beyond SOWEC. From accelerating grid infrastructure and connections, to reforming spatial planning and consenting, and securing supply chain investment through Scottish and UK funding models — coordinated delivery is essential.   In particular, a laser-focus is needed on driving progress on policy priorities: 🔹Reforming transmission to unlock the full potential of Scottish offshore wind projects 🔹A decision on REMA to support Scottish developments and provide investment certainty 🔹CfD reform to promote a stable and predictable regime 🔹National grid planning with Scotland’s vast resources as a key component 🔹Support floating offshore wind with funding & policy incentives   We’ve discussed the challenges–now, it’s time to delivery to unlock Scotland’s full potential and create a just transition for generations to come.⚡   #ProudtobeOW #RenewableEnergy

#Event | Join us at the #WindEurope2025 Annual Event, April 8-10 in Copenhagen! As sponsors of this key international event, we are excited to participate and share more about OW’s journey in the evolving offshore wind industry, as we continue to deliver with four #OffshoreWind projects simultaneously under construction.🏗️ ➡️ Meet the #OWExperts at our stand,📍D-E20! Connect with the team, explore our international portfolio, and discover the stories behind our energy!⚡ ➡️ On April 10th join the discussion! At the "Floating: is it coming or isn't it?" panel, our Chief EPCI Officer, Óscar Díaz Martín-Forero, will explore the key challenges and opportunities for commercial-scale offshore floating wind projects. From technology to infrastructure, this session will dive into what’s needed to keep promoting the full potential of this technology. WindEurope will be a great opportunity to join key discussions and engage with industry leaders, stakeholders, and partners, showcasing our progress and reaffirming our commitment to strengthening and building opportunities within this competitive industry in Europe and worldwide! 🌍 See you soon in Copenhagen! 🙌 #ProudtobeOW

On this International Women’s Day, we recognize the road ahead - but let’s also take a moment to reflect on the progress we’ve made at OW Ocean Winds this year! 2024 has been a year of positive changes, and here is where we stand today: ☑️  37% of our workforce is women, with women making up only 21%* of the wind energy sector – a gap that still needs closing!   ☑️ 49% of new hires are women.   ☑️ 18% promotion rate for both women and men    – a testament to our commitment to providing equal opportunities and fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone, regardless of gender, can thrive and succeed. At OW, we’re taking actions that make an impact – from promoting #STEM to the next generations, to securing an inclusive environment where women are empOWered at all career stages. So, today, we renew our commitment to equity – going beyond numbers and building a culture where everyone has the opportunity to grOW, no matter their gender. Because only together, we can break barriers and shape a diverse, stronger, and wind-powered future. 🌬️ *IRENA; Wind Energy: A Gender Perspective #ProudtobeOW, #IWD2025, #WomenInEnergy #Womenleaders #internationalwomensday, #offshorewind

#Event | From one key event to another, we continue to drive the conversation on clean energy transformation – this time at Scottish Renewables’ Grid & Networks Conference 2025 in #Glasgow! 📍   As an Event Partner, OW Ocean Winds was proud to contribute to crucial discussions on the once-in-a-generation grid upgrades needed for a net-zero energy system. 🌍   With ambitious 2030 clean power targets ahead, our OW UK Country Manager, Adam Morrison joined industry leaders for the session "Mission Control or Mission Impossible? The Road to Clean Power by 2030." Alongside Rita Wadey, Ben Golding and Sara McGonigle, he explored the key initiatives shaping the UK’s clean energy future.   A huge thank you to the organizers and all the attendees for the insightful discussions—collaboration and decisive action are essential to delivering a net-zero grid! 💡   Check out our participation below! 👇   #ProudtobeOW #SRGRID25 #EnergyTransition

#Event | OW Ocean Winds is proud to reflect on the success of our Parliamentary Reception, “Unlocking Scotland’s Offshore Wind Potential,” held earlier this week, at the Scottish Parliament. We extend our sincere gratitude to Karen Adam MSP for sponsoring the event, and to Minister for Climate Action Alasdair Allan MSP for an insightful keynote. 🎤   Bringing together parliamentarians and key stakeholders, the event sparked important conversations about the opportunities, challenges, and urgent policy needs for Scotland’s #OffshoreWind sector. Our team showcased how our projects are delivering clean power, jobs, and economic value, while also addressing critical investment risks—particularly the uncertainty posed by potential electricity market changes.   From asset management to supply chain development, skills, and policy, discussions at our information stands reinforced how our projects support #JustTransition goals, strengthening communities through local partnerships. 🤝 A huge thanks to SSERC, ESP (Energy Skills Partnership), Clarksons, and Global Energy Group for sharing their insights on working with us to drive meaningful change in skills development and supply chain growth. 🏗️ 📈   Scotland’s offshore wind success depends on urgent action—let’s keep pushing forward, together! 🌊   See how we lived the event in the pictures below! 👇   #ProudtobeOW

Our expert Grid & Networks Conference 2025 panel just discussed what’s needed to guarantee Clean Power 2030 is a mission possible. Some of the many topics Ben Golding (Neso), Rita Wadey (Neso), Sara McGonigle (SSEN Transmission) and Adam Morrison (OW Ocean Winds) explored include: key levers for risk mitigation, innovation in offshore transmission, supply chain competitiveness, the criticality of community engagement and the sector’s unprecedented capacity to plan our the future energy system holistically. A huge thanks to our speakers for tackling what’s needed to turn high-level ambition into on-the-ground delivery. #SRGRID25 Event Partners: OW Ocean Winds, ScottishPower Renewables & SSEN Transmission. Networking Lunch Sponsor: Muir Mhòr Offshore Wind Farm Limited. Event Supporter: Energy Technology Partnership (ETP). Official Media Partner: reNEWS - Renewable Energy News.