Overview
The Scotland’s Sector Deal for onshore wind commitment to delivering at least an additional 12 GW of onshore wind capacity by 2030.
To support this effort, we worked with SR to help shape and guide the development of the Sector Deal. BVGA played a critical role at each stage of the process. We worked with stakeholders to define the vision that would underpin the entire deal. This served as a foundation for aligning government and industry perspectives.
In the second phase, we wrote the outline content of the Sector Deal. This document fostered robust and inclusive discussions, ensuring that principles and priorities were understood. The finalised Scottish Onshore Wind Sector Deal was published in September 2023, a significant milestone for Scotland’s onshore wind sector.
Key challenges
- Achieving alignment across a wide range of stakeholders
- Bringing together public sector ambitions with industry realities
- Creating a document that was both accessible and detailed enough to support meaningful negotiations
- Urgency of Scotland’s 2030 climate and energy targets meant there was a need for swift, coordinated action
Key impact
- Scottish Onshore Wind Sector Deal has become a cornerstone of Scotland’s renewable energy strategy
- Deeper collaboration between government and industry
- Effective engagement across stakeholders and created a foundation for continued partnership and accountability
- The Scottish Onshore Wind Sector Deal is a model for how collaborative frameworks can accelerate the clean energy transition
BVGA team
Neil Douglas
