Renewable manufacturing

The renewable economy opportunity in Scotland

Author / Creator: Mairi Spowage

Media type: Podcast

Date published: 2025

Reality Check Since 2022: Costs, Pace and What’s Next – How rising input costs and programme pace shape near-term priorities and delivery


Agile skills for a changing economy: Addressing the delivery deficit

Author / Creator: Daniel Turner

Media type: Report

Date published: 2025

We need the right skills to fuel Scotland’s transition into an innovative and green future


Innovation nation: Good Jobs for Scotland’s Future

Author / Creator: Daniel Turner

Media type: Report

Date published: 2025

The country faces persistent economic challenges: sluggish productivity, high economic inactivity, and yawning inequalities across communities, regions and generations.


A strategy to utilise Scotland’s wind wealth

Author / Creator: Dave Pearson

Media type: Article

Date published: 2025

Private wire systems – direct pathways from energy generation to consumption


Case studies to support scenario mapping for offshore renewable energy development economic benefits

Author / Creator: BVG Associates

Media type: Report

Date published: 2022

Scotland has opportunities in renewable energy by building on experience from the oil and gas, and the onshore renewables sectors. There are significant barriers, though.


21 For 21: The Climate Change Actions Scotland Needs Now

Author / Creator: Common Weal

Media type: Policy Paper

Date published:

21 Policies that would enable Scotland to meet our responsibilities as laid out by the 2021 IPCC Sixth Assessment Report


Scottish Offshore Wind. Strategic Investment Assessment.

Author / Creator: Maf Smith

Media type: Assessment report

Date published: August 2021

This independent report gives:

• A summary of the status of the offshore wind supply chain in Scotland
• A Map of future deployment 
• Scenarios of potential economic impact 
• Recommendations for immediate action