French-Belgian consortium Thistle Wind Companions (TWP) has provide you with names for its two ScotWind tasks, a fixed-bottom and a floating wind scheme of 1 GW every.
TWP, a partnership between DEME Concessions, French renewable energy producer Qair and Belgian renewable vitality firm Aspiravi, on Monday mentioned the tasks might be referred to as Bowdun and Ayre, respectively. They’ve been named after well-known coastal headlands.
The Bowdun offshore wind farm, within the E3 leasing zone, is positioned off the coast of Stonehaven, 44 km (27 miles) from the landmark of Bowdun Head. The Ayre offshore wind farm, within the NE2 leasing zone, is positioned 33 km from the East Mainland of Orkney.
Each will include between 50 and 60 generators of 18 MW-25 MW. Building is anticipated to start out in 2029 and the wind parks to be accomplished in 2033.
Surveying work has commenced with fowl and mammal surveys and can proceed over the following two years.
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