Simon Coop (Unite the Union) said the growing renewables sector needs a supply chain and that, unfortunately, jobs in the sector have not been created in Scotland despite ongoing increases in renewables.viNZET Committee, Official Report, 20 January 2026, col 47
The cost of some renewable technologies – with the latest contracts for difference allocation in January 2026 including a “strike price” of £216 per megawatt hour for floating offshore wind compared to £72 per megawatt hour for onshore wind for example.xiiiUK Government, Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 7: results Claire Mack (Scottish Renewables) said that they recognise “… the need, if we are going to rely on floating projects for their cost reduction pathway, to be as rapid...