Nigg Offshore Wind

Nigg Offshore Wind will be a giant, 450-meter-long, 38,000 m2 factory, capable of rolling steel plate to supply towers which will weigh in excess of 1,000 tonnes to the booming offshore fixed and floating wind industry in the UK and abroad. Whilst the initial contracts for tower supply will focus on UK domestic supply, it is anticipated that the factory will be in high demand for export of towers and other products due to the rapid rate of planned offshore wind deployment across Europe up until 2050. Integrating cutting edge robotics and welding inspection technology, the state-of-the-art facility will support more than 400 direct full-time jobs in manufacturing. Across the UK, the total employment impact will be the creation of more than 1,800 indirect full-time positions with an estimated 1,100 of these in Scotland. Commercial production is expected to commence in 2023.