The Inexperienced Volt floating offshore wind farm in Scotland, being developed by Flotation Power and Vårgrønn, a three way partnership between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, has been granted full onshore planning approval.
The builders of the floating offshore wind mission submitted the offshore consent utility to the Scottish Authorities Marine Directorate on 20 January 2023 and the onshore utility to Aberdeenshire Council on 3 August final yr.
Additionally contained inside the planning submission was the proposed cable route, which was chosen based mostly on suggestions from stakeholders, mentioned the companions. The brand new onshore substation can be located close to New Deer.
“We’re thrilled to attain this necessary milestone within the improvement of our Inexperienced Volt mission. By being execution-ready, Inexperienced Volt is uniquely positioned to kickstart a neighborhood provide chain for floating offshore wind within the UK and Europe. The chance for suppliers to get a first-mover benefit in a quickly rising international market is now,” mentioned Chris Hill, UK Managing Director at Vårgrønn.
In 2023, Flotation Power and Vårgrønn secured a lease for 2 floating offshore wind initiatives in Crown Property Scotland’s Innovation and Focused Oil and Fuel (INTOG) spherical.
That very same yr, the builders signed exclusivity agreements for the Inexperienced Volt and Cenos floating offshore wind initiatives.
Situated 80 kilometres east, offshore from Peterhead, Scotland, the Inexperienced Volt mission will use as much as 35 floating wind generators to ship as much as 560 MW of renewable power.
As soon as accomplished, the wind farm will ship electrical energy to grease and fuel platforms, changing energy at the moment generated by fuel and diesel generators. Inexperienced Volt will even present electrical energy to the UK Grid.
“Inexperienced Volt is a extremely formidable mission, designed for fast deployment to offer important help to the North Sea Transition Deal’s ambitions to chop offshore emissions by 2030,” mentioned Alex Quayle, Venture Director at Flotation Power.
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