Current status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 17 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has evidence demonstrating that the storage requirements for offshore wind platform bases cannot be met by combining onshore storage and storage in existing ports and harbours and, if so, whether it will publish this.
Wet storage requirements for floating offshore wind are project-specific and vary depending on a wide-range of factors such as type of floating foundations, project location, infrastructure availability and deployment timelines. Each offshore wind developer will determine the specific construction and storage solutions it requires based on project needs and commercial considerations.