UK's pioneering GreenVolt floating wind project awards initial engineering contracts

The project which is being led by Scottish floating wind specialist Flotation Energy and Norwegian offshore wind company Vårgrønn will see the installation of around 35 turbines (with a combined generating capacity of 560MW) at  site 80km off the east coast of Scotland.

Targeting first power in 2029, the primary objective of the project is to support the electrification of of offshore oil and gas platforms in the region, a development that could - it is claimed - reduce operational carbon emissions by as much as 85 per cent.  Surplus renewable electricity will be exported back to the National Grid.

The so-called front-end engineering and design (FEED) Phase 1 contracts will  include engineering, procurement and construction of an offshore substation, encompassing both the jacket and topsides, as well as the design of the high voltage equipment, such as power to oil and gas assets and power to the onshore substation. According to a statement, many of these scopes will be managed out of the contractors’ UK offices, including Aberdeen and London. Successful concepts will then be carried forward into the next phase of the FEED.