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8 September 2026

Scotland backs BW Ideol’s Ardersier floater factory

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Scotland backs BW Ideol’s Ardersier floater factory

BW Ideol has secured more than £778,000 ($1. 05m) in Scottish Government funding to move its planned floating wind foundation factory at the Port of Ardersier into front-end engineering design. Highlands and Islands Enterprise approved the funding following work with Scottish Development International. The money will support an 18-month FEED programme for a production facility dedicated …

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