Ardersier Port

Haventus, the energy transition facilities provider, and owner of Ardersier Port, east of Inverness, has secured a £100 million joint credit facility from the Scottish National Investment Bank and UK Infrastructure Bank with £50 million investment from each.

Mission Impacts

Once operational, the facility will significantly increase the offshore wind port capacity, to support the transition to net zero in Scotland and the UK. As one of the largest industrial regeneration projects in the Highlands in decades, it will re-establish the port as a major local employer, supporting and creating hundreds of jobs.

About Ardersier Port

Based in Scotland’s Moray Firth, Ardersier Port is ideally located to support offshore wind developers and manufacturers of offshore wind components and equipment, as the c.35 GW of ScotWind and INTOG project pipeline is built out. As a tax site within the Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport, Ardersier Port will offer a 450-acre site with quayside access and suitable infrastructure for marshalling, integration, manufacturing, and assembly of offshore wind components. It will be the largest dedicated offshore wind deployment port facility in Scotland, capable of hosting and supporting gigawatt scale projects.

“Harnessing the power of Scotland’s offshore winds is a key element of our energy transition. We expect the site at Ardersier to be of significant strategic importance in supporting this growing industry over the coming years. We are pleased to fund this development and to be doing so with the UK Infrastructure Bank. The project perfectly aligns to our net zero mission and illustrates the benefits of our two organisations now working more closely together under our formalised MoU.”

Al Denholm

Chief Executive, Scottish National Investment Bank

Key Information

Key Mission

Net Zero

Amount Invested

£50m

Location

Ardersier

Co-Funders

UKIB

Key Quote

Haventus Chief Executive, Lewis Gillies, said:

"We are delighted to have secured the support of these two banks as important partners in this nationally significant project. With their support, and that of Quantum, Ardersier Port is poised to become a critical offshore wind hub and an important job creator and enabler. It will play a crucial role in helping the country meet its net zero ambitions.”

“With work now underway on site, we aim to have the facility open and operational in the second half of next year. This progress has been achieved in a very short period, due in large measure to the constructive engagement and collaboration we have had with the Highland Council, our consenting agencies and regulators and government departments.”

Haventus