Offshore staff
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – TwinHub, a UK subsidiary of Swedish floating wind farm developer Hexicon, has completed its acquisition of the Wave Hub renewable energy test site in Cornwall, southwest England.
This should allow a £100-million ($139-million) plus floating demonstrator project to go forward in the Celtic Sea by 2025.
TwinHub, which acquired Wave Hub’s assets from Cornwall Council for £2.4 million ($3.34 million), intends to develop the site for a 30-40-MW floating offshore wind project featuring a twin-turbine floating foundation.
Hexicon is working with Bechtel to deliver the program.
Wave Hub’s assets include a 30-MW grid connection and agreement with Western Power Distribution (expandable to 40 MW); a four-way seabed hub, 16 km (9.9 mi) offshore, and four inter-array cables; an onshore sub-station and associated land; a consent covering 8 sq km (3.1 sq mi) offshore in water depths of between 51 m and 57 m (167 ft and 187 ft); and a 25-year seabed lease option from The Crown Estate.
08/02/2021
