The Perth-headquartered business, which is part of the FTSE-100 company SSE plc, has 4.5 GW of total renewable energy capacity in operation, with a further 2.8 GW in construction. Over the last year, it generated enough renewable output to power the equivalent of 4 million homes.
SSE Renewables also directly invested over £10 million in communities throughout the year, supporting almost a thousand community projects, and celebrated 10 years of its Sustainable Development Fund for transformational regional projects in the Scottish Highlands.
Among its portfolio of offshore wind projects is the 1.1 GW Seagreen Wind Farm—the world’s deepest fixed bottom offshore wind farm—and the in-construction Dogger Bank project, which at 3.6 GW will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm when complete.
This month, SSE Renewables also officially opened its 443 MW Viking Wind Farm in Shetland, the country’s most productive onshore wind farm.
The company also made progress on its ambition for newly consented onshore projects from 2025 to deliver a ‘Biodiversity Net Gain’, meeting this target early for four newly consented projects and at least a biodiversity ‘No Net Loss’ for two further newly consented projects.
This is part of the company’s wider strategy to actively restore, protect, and enhance biodiversity, reduce its reliance on fossil fuels, and minimize the creation and disposal of waste.
At COP28 last year, SSE Renewables published its Net Zero Transition Plan, outlining how the company will scale up renewable energy while cutting its own carbon emissions. Progress against that plan is highlighted in the Sustainability Report.
“As the climate crisis continues to intensify, the world needs more renewable energy, and the scale and pace required is immense. However, it’s not enough to just deliver the infrastructure needed—we must do so in a way that’s truly sustainable. That means fully decoupling our industry from high-carbon activities, minimizing waste, protecting and enhancing nature, and delivering a just transition for workers and communities,” said Stephen Wheeler, Managing Director, SSE Renewables.
“By sharing our experiences and impacts in this report, we hope to add to the conversation about how we can grow renewable energy sustainably in the years ahead. We look forward to continuing to work with governments, communities, partners, and everyone with a stake in our energy future to power lasting change for people and planet.”
