Onshore Wind Supply Chain Capability Assessment

Published April 2026

RenewableUK commissioned Everoze to assess how much economic value the UK onshore wind sector already delivers domestically, where value is lost to imports, how value is distributed across the project lifecycle, and how this is expected to evolve as new and repowered projects are delivered. The work was undertaken in the context of renewed policy support for onshore wind and a growing project pipeline across all parts of the UK.

Everoze delivered a full Onshore Wind Supply Chain Capability Assessment (SCCA), adapting the established Offshore Wind SCCA methodology to the onshore context. The study combined a detailed work breakdown structure covering the full project lifecycle with bottom‑up cost modelling, pipeline analysis to 2050, and a comprehensive mapping of UK supply chain capability. Economic impacts were quantified through GVA and jobs modelling developed with BiGGAR Economics, and findings were informed by industry engagement and a cross‑sector steering group.

The analysis showed that around 70% of onshore wind lifecycle spend already takes place in the UK, with strength concentrated in development, civil works and operations. It quantified the economic impact of the future onshore wind pipeline under business‑as‑usual delivery, demonstrating substantial GVA and employment supported across the UK. Seven priority supply chain areas were identified where most value is currently imported but where there is some UK potential. Replacement and refurbishment of major turbine components during operations emerged as the most achievable near‑term opportunity, while other areas were shown to require significant capital investment and long‑term demand certainty.

The Everoze project team was led by Colin Morgan, support by a team of Everoze partners. This project demonstrated Everoze’s ability to apply rigorous, bottom‑up supply chain and economic analysis to inform industrial strategy and policy‑relevant decision‑making in the energy transition.

The evidence and analysis developed through this work were used by RenewableUK in the Onshore Wind Supply Chain Capability Assessment – Summary Report, published in April 2026