Aker, Ocean Winds pledge support for Scotland wind construction industry
Offshore staff
ABERDEEN, UK – Aker Offshore Wind and Ocean Winds have approved a £235-million ($312-million) early investment package to support Scotland’s renewable energy supply chain.
The package is part of their joint bids for the ScotWind offshore leasing process which they say would help develop the country’s supply chain capability years ahead of the emergence of new deeper water floating offshore wind farms in Scotland’s waters.
Aker Offshore Wind has submitted proposals for up to three sites in the Outer Moray Firth off northeast Scotland that could collectively generate 6 GW of wind energy, with projected expenditure of up to £15 billion ($19.93 billion).
Each proposal, the company added, could lead to the creation of more than 5,000 jobs and 200 apprenticeships, with additional investment in Scotland’s existing ports and harbors and in new subsea technology.
Currently more than 30 memoranda of understanding are in place across the supply chain to support the bids.
The partnership has developed an immersive virtual reality design of a fabrication yard with the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland at the University of Strathclyde as part of the early investment process.
They plan to use Principle Power Inc.’s WindFloat concept, which has operated for over 10 years.
12/17/2021
