Investment in Scotland's bioenergy sector

With abundant natural resources and a reputation for innovation Scotland is the perfect location for investment in the bioenergy industry.

Opportunities for your company include:

  • Electricity and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) can be produced thanks to Scotland’s huge forest resource
  • Potential for the creation of wood pellet biomass manufacturer and supply chain, particularly in rural areas without access to the National Gas Grid
  • World leading technology is being produced by the private and academic sectors in Scotland, with a culture of collaboration creating further opportunites for development
  • Scotland offers many opportunities to develop energy from waste technologies to create local sources of combined and heat and power

Investing in Scotland’s bioenergy sector

Companies already active in Scotland’s bioenergy sector include:

  • Higland Wood Energy
  • Buccleuch Group
  • E-on
  • Ineos
  • Northern Energy

Key projects that have already attracted investment in Scotland include:

  • Lockerbie – a 44 MW project by E-on
  • Invergordon – Balcas’ project has used 340,000 tonnes of wood as input with 7 MW of electricity exported to grid and 100,000 tonnes of wood pellet produced annually
  • Irvine – a 25 MW project by UPM
  • Biomara – The £4 million BioMara research project is a collaboration between Scottish and Irish researchers that aims to demonstrate the viability, feasibility and sustainability of biofuel from algal biomass.

How we can help

We’re here to help your company invest in Scotland’s bioenergy energy sector.

We can help your company with advice, help identify and access sources of funding and provide a comprehensive investor support programme

We are also committed to promoting research between organisations and Scotland’s world-class universities and can provide introductions for overseas and Scottish businesses.

Bioenergy funding in Scotland