EDINBURGH – Offshore Solutions Group (OSG) has secured a pivotal seabed agreement with Crown Estate Scotland to develop a new floating offshore wind logistics hub in the Moray Firth—an infrastructure project set to strengthen Scotland’s role in the global energy transition.
The two-year Exclusivity Agreement, announced on Tuesday, allows OSG exclusive rights to progress development of its Moray FLOW-Park, a wet storage and anchorage facility tailored to support floating wind assembly, integration, and deployment.
What Is the Moray FLOW-Park?
At its core, the Moray FLOW-Park is designed to serve as a temporary offshore anchorage site—a floating logistics zone for holding wind turbine foundations during critical phases of floating offshore wind farm development. It’s an answer to one of the industry’s most pressing challenges: managing the complex logistics of assembling and deploying floating turbines in increasingly congested port environments.
“The Moray FLOW Park is set to truly leverage and enhance Scotland’s existing port infrastructure to deliver its floating offshore wind ambitions,” said Shane Woodroffe, OSG’s Chief Commercial Officer.
OSG’s plan builds on three years of coastal analysis, during which more than 200 sites across the UK were assessed before narrowing in on the Moray Firth—a region already known for its offshore energy heritage.
Scotland’s Floating Wind Edge
The announcement is another boost for Scotland’s ambitions to lead the global floating wind sector, particularly in the wake of ScotWind and INTOG leasing rounds that have attracted billions in investment and high-profile international players.
Scottish Enterprise has thrown its weight behind the FLOW-Park, providing grant support to OSG along with guidance on how to navigate both public and private funding landscapes.
“Our vision is for Scotland to be viewed as a global centre of excellence for offshore wind,” said Suzanne Sosna, Director for Energy Transition at Scottish Enterprise. “The plans for the Moray FLOW-Park align perfectly with that vision and will provide critical infrastructure to support the buildout of offshore wind in Scotland.”
Next Steps: Surveys, Stakeholders, and Strategy
Under the agreement, OSG will now commence initial site surveys in the Moray Firth and begin detailed consultations with local stakeholders and communities—a critical step in a region where balancing environmental stewardship with industrial growth has become central to energy development.
The project will also act as a logistics bridge between Scotland’s port facilities and the open waters of the North Sea, enabling just-in-time turbine deliveries and reducing costly delays caused by weather, congestion, or logistical setbacks.
Industry Context: Building Floating Infrastructure
With floating offshore wind emerging as the next frontier in renewable energy, projects like Moray FLOW-Park are seen as essential to de-risking what remains a relatively nascent—but high-potential—sector.
Floating turbines, unlike their fixed-bottom counterparts, require complex anchoring systems, tow-out procedures, and floating substructures that aren’t easily accommodated by conventional port infrastructure. As a result, wet storage and anchorage hubs like FLOW-Park are expected to become a crucial part of the offshore wind logistics chain.
What This Means for Scotland
Scotland’s evolving energy ecosystem has already welcomed major offshore projects, but infrastructure bottlenecks remain a hurdle. The Moray FLOW-Park could help close that gap, creating opportunities for Scottish supply chains while positioning the region as a logistics nucleus for floating wind across the UK and northern Europe.
OSG, which focuses exclusively on floating wind logistics and support, believes the FLOW-Park could serve as a template for replication in other global markets once operational.
“This is about building a logistics infrastructure that floats, literally and figuratively, with the future of offshore wind,” said an industry source familiar with the project.
