US Export Plan - Sector Report- Renewables
This is one of 8 sector reports that outlines the background research and analysis prepared in support of the US Export Plan and looks to identify the key opportunities in the USA for Scottish companies in this sector.
Footnotes
1 See - Scottish Government: Renewables exports: action plan
2 See - Hydrogen Export Plan for Scotland
3 Fraser of Allander Institute, The Economic Impact of Scotland’s Renewable Energy Sector -2025 update
4 See - Energy Statistics for Scotland – Q3 2025 - gov.scot
5 See - Renewable Energy Planning Database: quarterly extract - GOV.UK
6 See - Increasing offshore wind ambition - gov.scot
7 See - The Future of Floating Wind - Green Volt
8 See - Executive summary – World Energy Investment 2025 – Analysis - IEA
9 See - Executive summary – Renewables 2025 – Analysis - IEA
10 See - Report shows 13% increase in floating offshore wind capacity worldwide - RenewableUK
11 See - Executive summary – Renewables 2025 – Analysis - IEA
12 Source: This is a work derived by Grant Thornton from IEA material and Grant Thornton is solely liable and responsible for this derived work. The derived work is not endorsed by the IEA or its Member countries in any manner.
13 See - Clean Economy Works | October 2025 Analysis | E2
14 See - US Department of Energy: geothermal energy
15 See - Floating wind projects in Scotland | Offshore Wind Scotland (April 2024)
16 Energy Industries Council: EIC Insight Report: US Offshore Wind (Nov 2025)
18 See - Port of Humboldt Bay to get $10.5 million in offshore wind upgrades | World Ports Organization
19 See - Port of Long Beach awarded $20 million for offshore wind terminal - WorkBoat (Oct 2025)
21 See- Onshore wind sector deal - Scottish Government
23 Wood Mackenzie (Nov 2025): Wind power – what to look for in 2026
24 See - US Energy Information Administration - Texas (2024)
25 See - Plan for future of Grangemouth - Scottish Government
27 See - HiiROC secures funding for ground-breaking SAF feasibility study - Scottish Enterprise (Jan 2026)
28 See - What the "big beautiful bill" means for US energy - Wood Mackenzie (July 2025)
29 See - Scottish Enterprise (2024) - Assessment of Low-Carbon Hydrogen Supply
30 See - A Trading Nation - Realising Scotland's Hydrogen Potential: plan for exports
31 See - Global Status of CCS 2025 report - Global CCS Institute
32 See - Global Status of CCS 2025 report - Global CCS Institute
33 See - Towards a zero-carbon future - The SCCS partnership
36 See - Fervo Energy Announces 31 MW Power Purchase Agreement with Shell Energy
37 See - Geothermal investment soars 85% as breakthrough tech unlocks 500 GW US potential - Wood Mackenzie
38 See - Strathclyde spin-out launches New York office - University of Strathclyde Glasgow
39 See - Regulatory Framework for Hydrogen in the U.S. – Clean Air Task Force
42 See - Waterfront Facility Improvement Program - California Energy Commission
43 See - UK–California memorandum of understanding (Feb 2026)- Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
44 See - Pipelines - Texas Hydrogen Alliance
45 See - South Fork Wind - Orsted
47 See - The ‘clean transition tariff’ won approval in Nevada. What’s next for Fervo?
48 See - Class VI Primacy Updated - Factset Insight (Dec 2025)
49 See - DG Fuels, Johnson Matthey & bp Partner for Largest Fischer-Tropsch SAF Plant - DG Fuels
50 See - In Ohio, hydrogen industry presses on despite federal uncertainty | The Highland County Press
52 See - Carob storage in question: Illionois regulation could threaten key CCUS projects
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