Scotland

Mainstream announced its partnership with Siemens to bid in the ScotWind offshore leasing round in July 2021.  

Combined, the group will create a dedicated multimillion pound fund to support its joint commitment of developing a competitive local supply chain to underpin the project’s development. This will ensure a holistic and focused approach to creating an indigenous Scottish supply chain across the entire development cycle of the project.

Mainstream's growing and highly experienced offshore team is led by industry veteran Cameron Smith. It is located in Edinburgh and is also home to our Offshore Centre of Excellence.

Mainstream's team draws on its experience from the development through to onshore and offshore consent of the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe project on the east coast of Scotland.  Neart is only one of two from the original ten sites in the 2008 Scottish Territorial Waters leasing round to have reached construction.

Mainstream won the exclusive rights to develop the Neart na Gaoithe.  It subsequently developed and received all onshore and offshore consents.  

The team also successfully secured a inflation-linked Contract for Difference from the UK Government for fifteen years.  The project is currently in full construction.