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.
| 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