Draft Updated Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy (SMP-OWE) - 2025
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The draft updated Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy (SMP-OWE) sets out an integrated planning framework for both the ScotWind and Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing rounds alongside consideration of additional capacity for test and demonstration (T&D) projects. It brings these elements into one planning document that:
- Updates the planning baseline from the 2020 SMP-OWE to take account of the level of ambition for offshore wind development in Scottish waters arising from the ScotWind leasing round;
- Continues the planning process for INTOG, building on the INTOG Initial Planning Framework (IPF) (2022); and
- Considers additional capacity for the development of T&D offshore wind projects, in recognition of potential future need for further testing of technology.
Spatially, the draft updated SMP-OWE defines refined Option Areas (OAs) within the spatial constraints of the Plan Options (POs) identified in the SMP-OWE 2020 and the Areas of Search (AoS) identified in the INTOG IPF, in order to reflect the outcome of the ScotWind and INTOG leasing rounds.
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