UK consultancy Xodus Group has been appointed by Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Development International to create a new database of local offshore wind supply chain companies.
The Aberdeen-based outfit will be contacting companies over the coming weeks and will publish the data on the Offshore Wind Scotland website.
The aim is the have a publicly available and searchable resources for domestic and international developers to tap into.
Head of low carbon at Scottish Enterprise Andy MacDonald said the demand for Scottish companies with the knowledge and products is growing as offshore wind surges globally.
“The market continues to grow with further projects in Scotland and the wider UK along with new international markets, such as Poland and Vietnam, almost springing up over the last year it is easy to see why updating the Scottish capability in this sector remains a priority of Scottish Development International and Scottish Enterprise,” he said.
Xodus consultant Scott Hamilton added: “This is a great piece of supply chain enabling and will form a directory for developers to use going forward to identify procurement and partnership opportunities in Scotland.
“We would encourage every company working in the offshore wind space to get involved.”
Paul O’Brien, manager of the DeepWind north of Scotland offshore wind cluster, also encouraged companies to sign up.