Last year, the government awarded almost 28 GW of capacity in the ScotWind leasing round, with the majority of the 20 chosen projects being floating wind farms.

Scotland first selected 17 offshore wind proposals in January 2022, securing a capacity of 24,826 MW, and then opened a Clearing round in April 2022, inviting bidders who met the required standards but did not secure their chosen location during the initial round to confirm their intention to apply for a revision of their applications for an available alternative location.