ScottishPower and Shell bid to develop large-scale floating windfarms in UK ScottishPower and Shell have submitted a joint bid to develop large-scale floating offshore windfarm systems in the northeast of Scotland, with a decision expected to be made next year. ScottishPower and Shell claim it would be the “world’s first large-scale” system for the technology The two companies have submitted the bid to create a cluster of new large-scale floating offshore windfarms as part of the Crown Estate Scotland’s ScotWind Leasing, which closed for submissions today (16 July). No details have been provided as to the capacity or potential output of the windfarms, but ScottishPower and Shell claim it would be the “world’s first large-scale” system for the technology. A decision will be made when ScotWind announces successful applicants in 2022.