Question reference: S6W-25867
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 28 February 2024
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Current status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 7 March 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when the next cohort of investment proposals in the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council's (SOWEC) Strategic Investment Model will be announced.
Answer
The Strategic Investment Model (SIM) is a novel industry-led approach for the offshore wind sector in Scotland.
On 20 February 2024 SIM group published details of 32 of the 38 projects that have successfully completed stage one of the SIM selection process and three projects have been invited to move to Stage 2 of the process.
The SIM group is continuing to collaborate to identify key, shared priorities but has not yet agreed a timescale for an announcement regarding a further cohort of proposals.