The integrated energy services partner, Kent, has been awarded a pre–Front End Engineering Design (pre-FEED) study for BP’s Morven offshore wind project.
A collaboration between BP and electrical services company EnBW, the offshore wind project will be located around 60km offshore from Aberdeen and is expected to generate roughly 2.9GW.
Awarded as part of the ScotWind leasing round, the project will see fixed-bottom turbines installed in 65-75m of water and is hoped to create an operations and maintenance base in Aberdeen.
The pre-FEED studies are expected to last six months and will involve engineering design work to support key decisions around foundation type, corrosion protection as well as transportation and installation feasibility.
Kent will work with partner Ternan Energy who will provide geotechnical services to supplement their in-house geotechnical capabilities.
Cerianne Cummings, offshore wind market director at Kent commented: “We are delighted to be awarded this project which adds to our portfolio of offshore wind projects in the North Sea. We look forward to working with our partners bp and EnBW on this exciting venture.”
Scotland continues to build its offshore wind portfolio as it works towards its offshore wind generation target of 11GW by 2030. Earlier this month SSE Renewables’ application for the UK’s “largest offshore wind farm,” which would be located in East Lothian, Scotland, commenced determination.
