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Port of Ardersier
Owned by Haventus, Ardersier is the UK’s largest brownfield port. 450 acres positioned to lead in energy transition manufacturing, assembly, marshalling and integration.
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Port of Inverness
The port that the capital of the Highlands was built around with continuous operations since 1847. Port of Inverness continues to expand its activity supporting the onshore renewables sector alongside its traditional role as the main hub for fuels in the Highlands region: aviation, road, heating and industrial, and a wide range of dry cargos.
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Inverness Campus
Inverness Campus is a world-class business location with pioneering facilities. It brings together businesses, researchers, academia and scientists providing the perfect place to collaborate and innovate.
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Highland Deephaven
The 468-acre Highland Deephaven industrial estate, formerly Evanton Airfield, offers large areas of brownfield and greenfield land zoned and available for development. Strategically located on the Cromarty Firth with direct access from the A9, Highland Deephaven is the perfect site for businesses looking to develop manufacturing, research and operational facilities for the growing renewables industry
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Port of Cromarty Firth
The Port of Cromarty Firth in Invergordon is at the heart of a green energy revolution and is ideally located to take advantage of this seismic shift in energy generation. The Cromarty Firth has supported more offshore wind projects than any other Scottish location, with this track record of success established through modern port infrastructure, a world-class supply chain and a highly skilled workforce.
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Pitcalzean
Associated British Ports (ABP) plans to build a new base for offshore wind manufacturing, assembly and marshalling at Pitcalzean Farm, just to the north of Port of Nigg. This is in response to industry’s huge demand for facilities in the area to service ScotWind and Scotland’s other offshore renewables projects.
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Port of Nigg
The Port of Nigg is the largest port facility in the Moray Firth and one of Scotland's most important energy industry facilities, recognised for its world class multi-sector capability and offering unique turnkey solutions to customers. Nigg boasts multiple deep-water quays, significant laydown areas and some of the largest construction and assembly shops in the UK.
Europe’s strategic hub for renewable energy
Transforming the Highland economy and delivering national energy security
Inverness & Cromarty Firth Green Freeport is at the heart of Europe’s renewable energy industry. Together, we’re building Scotland’s renewable energy powerhouse, combining strategic tax incentives, world-class infrastructure and direct access to Europe’s richest offshore wind resources.
We’re transforming the region into a catalyst for Europe’s renewable energy revolution
hectares of prime industrial land
long-term jobs projected in the Highlands
in planned investments over 25 years
meters of total quayside within the Green Freeport
Our strategic tax incentives and world-class infrastructure are designed to create competitive advantages for businesses and investors, while our prime access to Europe’s largest offshore energy market provides unique opportunities to unlock growth.
Key locations within the Green Freeport
The Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport (ICFGF) encompasses several key locations, including:
- Port of Cromarty Firth
- Port of Nigg (operated by Global Energy Group)
- Port of Inverness
- Highland Deephaven
- Port of Ardersier (owned by Haventus)
These sites collectively span approximately 520 hectares, forming the largest green engineering development area in the UK.
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Port of Ardersier
Owned by Haventus, Ardersier is the UK’s largest brownfield port. 450 acres positioned to lead in energy transition manufacturing, assembly, marshalling and integration.
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Port of Inverness
The port that the capital of the Highlands was built around with continuous operations since 1847. Port of Inverness continues to expand its activity supporting the onshore renewables sector alongside its traditional role as the main hub for fuels in the Highlands region: aviation, road, heating and industrial, and a wide range of dry cargos.
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Inverness Campus
Inverness Campus is a world-class business location with pioneering facilities. It brings together businesses, researchers, academia and scientists providing the perfect place to collaborate and innovate.
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Highland Deephaven
The 468-acre Highland Deephaven industrial estate, formerly Evanton Airfield, offers large areas of brownfield and greenfield land zoned and available for development. Strategically located on the Cromarty Firth with direct access from the A9, Highland Deephaven is the perfect site for businesses looking to develop manufacturing, research and operational facilities for the growing renewables industry
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Port of Cromarty Firth
The Port of Cromarty Firth in Invergordon is at the heart of a green energy revolution and is ideally located to take advantage of this seismic shift in energy generation. The Cromarty Firth has supported more offshore wind projects than any other Scottish location, with this track record of success established through modern port infrastructure, a world-class supply chain and a highly skilled workforce.
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Pitcalzean
Associated British Ports (ABP) plans to build a new base for offshore wind manufacturing, assembly and marshalling at Pitcalzean Farm, just to the north of Port of Nigg. This is in response to industry’s huge demand for facilities in the area to service ScotWind and Scotland’s other offshore renewables projects.
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Port of Nigg
The Port of Nigg is the largest port facility in the Moray Firth and one of Scotland's most important energy industry facilities, recognised for its world class multi-sector capability and offering unique turnkey solutions to customers. Nigg boasts multiple deep-water quays, significant laydown areas and some of the largest construction and assembly shops in the UK.
Rooted in a rich history of green energy and industry, we are emerging as a global leader in the green economy
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“Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport is a gateway to global trade and a catalyst for lasting change - driving green energy, innovation and skills to power a thriving Highland economy.”
Calum MacPherson
Chief Executive Officer, Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport
