Our strategy is tackling climate change head-on

We’re championing delivery of the greener and cleaner energy the world needs now to lead the transition to net zero.

We’re part of SSE plc, UK-listed in the FTSE100, which is investing ~£20bn under a five-year clean energy plan, the Net Zero Acceleration Programme (NZAP) Plus. The NZAP Plus is SSE’s strategy in action - accelerating the build-out of renewables, system flexibility and electricity networks that will be needed to reach net zero.

As part of this, we're taking action to increase SSE’s operational renewable generation capacity from 5GW today to up to 9GW by 2027. We're doing this through the world-class development, construction and operation of onshore and offshore wind, hydro, solar and battery storage technologies.

Our core focus is on the UK and Ireland, with a growing international presence in carefully selected markets in Continental Europe and Japan.

1. Offshore wind in the UK and Ireland.

We’re pioneers of the offshore wind energy revolution, with over 20 years’ experience in delivering and operating offshore wind farms in waters around the UK and Ireland.

Today, we’re delivering a 9.2GW secured pipeline of new offshore wind projects in our core markets, one of the largest offshore pipelines. This includes progressing delivery of the 3.6GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm which, when complete, will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm.

We’re looking to new horizons to explore the delivery of the next generation of offshore wind including the use of floating offshore wind technology.

2. Onshore wind, solar and battery storage in the UK and Ireland.

We’re pioneers of onshore wind in our core UK and Ireland markets, with a proud track record of developing, constructing and operating some of the most significant onshore wind farms in each country. From one of Ireland’s largest, the 174MW Galway Wind Park in Connemara, to one of the UK’s most productive, the 443MW Viking Energy Wind Farm in Shetland.

Overall, we own and operate one of the largest onshore wind portfolios across these two markets, with 2.4GW in operation.

Alongside onshore wind, solar and battery technologies are viewed as key net zero enablers.

We’re now diversifying our portfolio through the development of a 3.8GW secured pipeline of onshore wind, solar and battery projects in the UK and Ireland.

3. Hydro and pumped storage.

We own and operate the largest fleet of hydro-electric power assets across eight hydro schemes in Scotland, using the power of water – the ‘original source of renewable energy’ – to provide cost-effective, low-carbon flexibility to Britain’s energy system.

As part of SSE plc’s NZAP Plus, we’re continuing to invest in improvement works on our existing assets and in new flexible hydro storage projects to ensure our hydro fleet continues to play a critical role in the net zero transition and beyond.

As the UK transitions to net-zero carbon emissions, we are championing the crucial role long duration electricity storage can play in a renewables-led energy system. Together, our Coire Glas and Sloy pumped storage hydro projects can treble Britain’s current flexible electricity storage capacity.

4. International growth.

We have a growing international presence in carefully selected markets in Continental Europe and Japan, as part of our strategy to extend our capabilities and diversify our pipeline across out technology focus.

We're making progress with ~100MW onshore wind under construction across Spain, France and Italy. And we’re diversifying our onshore portfolio and progressing a ~1.3GW early development pipeline of solar photovoltaics (PV) in Poland.

In the Netherlands we've had auction success, securing 2GW (SSE share 50%) of pre-developed and fully consented offshore wind as part of our Ijmuden Ver Alpha zone Joint Venture.

In Japan, we've been awarded funding as part of a consortium for a c.30MW floating offshore wind demonstration project which, if it proceeds to construction, would be one of the deepest offshore development sites in the world at depths of up to 400m.