IOM Chamber of Commerce hosts round-table about Mooir Vannin Offshore Wind Farm

The Island’s biggest business network represents over 450 organisations that employ more than 20,000 people. Attendees at the round-table event included Chamber’s Sector Leads and representatives from companies that are its main sponsors.

Jamie Baldwin, Mooir Vannin Offshore Wind Farm Project Director, Richard Watson, Technical Director, and Emma Toulson, Head of UK Stakeholder Relations, gave a presentation which explained how the first offshore wind farm in the Isle of Man’s territorial seas could …

• Provide operational lifetime financial benefits to the Island in the region of £2billion
• Support the Island’s energy security and energy independence goals – plus businesses’ ESG targets
• Create new, long-term, well-paid, Isle of Man-based jobs, an on-Island Operations & Maintenance base & local supply chain opportunities
• Support the Island’s UNESCO Biosphere, net-zero, climate change & sustainable finance strategies

A key area of interest for Chamber members was discussion about how Ørsted manages supply chains, so the Mooir Vannin team referred to real-life UK case studies to give an illustration of how this could work in practice in an Isle of Man context.

The team also gave an update about the Mooir Vannin Offshore Wind Farm planning application, including the Isle of Man Government’s public consultation process which closed on November 18.

The event was well attended and well-received. The Mooir Vannin team thanked Chamber and the attendees for the opportunity to discuss the project. Looking ahead to 2026, the Mooir Vannin team have already been invited to speak at another Isle of Man business group event. This will form part of ongoing business and community engagement programme.

Click here for more information about the potential business, economic, and community benefits that the Mooir Vannin Offshore Wind Farm could bring to the Isle of Man.