Highlands and Islands supply chain spotlight at All-Energy 2025

16th May 2025

More than 30 of the region's businesses are took centre stage at the UK's biggest renewable energy exhibition and conference at Glasgow’s SEC 14-15 May.

Global experts, academics and innovators gathered at the annual All-Energy exhibition and conference to advance Scotland’s goal of net zero and achieving a sustainable future.

It is expected to have more than 270 exhibitors, 600 speakers and more than 10,000 people in attendance.

Deputy first minister, Kate Forbes, will join the opening session alongside UK energy minister Michael Shanks, GB Energy chairman Juergen Maier and more as they discuss the Clean Power 2030 mission on 14 May. Chris Stark, head of mission control in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero will open a session on Day two.

Businesses from the Highlands and Islands will showcase their renewable energy expertise, including wind, biomass, wave and tidal and more at the Team Scotland stand. This exhibition is in collaboration with Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), the Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Scottish Development International, South of Scotland Enterprise, Crown Estate Scotland and Zero Waste Scotland.

Shetland Companies will feature at the Shetland Islands of Opportunity stand, while more than 10 companies will be represented at the Energy of Orkney pavilion. The Outer Hebrides will have a significant presence with their Powering our Future Stand.

HIE has organised a marine energy session titled Marine Energy in Scotland - What’s all the Comm-ocean? Norma Hogan, HIE’s senior development manager for marine energy, will chair part of this session.

Significant milestones in the region’s renewable energy sector since last year’s event include Sumitomo Electric breaking ground on its £350m subsea cable facility at Port of Nigg; £55m awarded to Port of Cromarty Firth through the UK Government’s Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme; HIE’s support of £10m towards the Inner East Quay at Port of Nigg and £5m approved by HIE through the Scottish Government for a renewables hub at Scapa Flow in Orkney.

Elain MacRae, head of energy at HIE, said: "All-Energy is an integral part of the business calendar for the renewable energy sector and it represents an ideal opportunity for companies to meet like-minded people from the renewable energy sector across the globe.

“Our presence at the show is testament to the significant volume of renewables activity going on in our region. These include world first projects in community renewables, leading expertise in energy engineering and supply chain companies, and world-class port and harbour infrastructure.

“The potential benefits from the sector to a wide variety of businesses across the region are clear to see and our recent work on regional transformational opportunities highlights how much more there is to come."

 

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