Offshore wind - strategic compensation policy: consultation analysis report

Key findings from the public consultation 2025 on the Strategic Compensation Policy for Offshore Wind.


Appendix A: List of Respondents

A summary of the consultation respondents is listed in Table A 1 and Table A 2. This includes respondents whose details have been redacted and were not mentioned within their consultation responses.

Table A 1: Breakdown of sector responses
Sector Number of responses Percentage of the total
Individuals 2 5%
Organisations 41 95%
Offshore Wind Sector 12 28%
Fishing Sector 8 18%
Other Marine Industries 2 4%
Environmental Non-Government Organisations 6 14%
Public Sector 5 12%
Science and Research Communities 7 17%
Political Parties 1 2%
Total number of respondents 43 100%

Table A 2: Organisational respondents

Sector / List of respondents

Offshore Wind Sector:

  • Thistle Wind Partners
  • Buchan Offshore Wind
  • Ocean Winds
  • Morven Offshore Wind Limited
  • Flotation Energy Ltd
  • Ossian Offshore Wind Farm Limited
  • Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission
  • Scottish Renewables
  • Renewable UK
  • SSE Renewables
  • Offshore Energies UK (OEUK)

Fishing Sector:

  • Eastern England Fish Producers
  • National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations (NFFO)
  • Scottish Fishermen's Federation (SFF)
  • Comité National des Pêches Maritimes et des Élevages Marins (CNPMEM)
  • Open Seas
  • Scottish Fishermen's Organisation
  • Wales and West Coast Fish Producers Organisation Ltd

Other Marine Industries:

  • UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG)
  • Seabed User Developer Group (SUDG)

Environmental Non-Government Organisations:

  • Aberdeen Fish Producers
  • Kirkcolm Environmental Protection Group
  • National Trust for Scotland
  • Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) - Scotland
  • Scottish Environment LINK
  • Scottish Seabird Centre
  • Whale and Dolphin Conservation

Public Sector:

  • BlueFloat Energy | Nadara Partnership
  • Crown Estate Scotland (CES)
  • Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)
  • NatureScot
  • Highland Council
  • Dumfries and Galloway Council

Science and Research Communities:

  • Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM)
  • UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)
  • British Ecological Society
  • Biomathematics & Statistics Scotland (BioSS)
  • MASTS (Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland) Energy Transition Forum

Political Parties:

  • Perth & Kinross branch of the Scottish Green Party

Contact

Email: StrategicCompensation@gov.scot

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