BP and EnBW tap Kent for 2.9 GW offshore wind project in Scotland
Dubai-based Kent has landed a contract to carry out pre-front-end engineering and design for the 2.9 GW Morven offshore wind project being developed by BP and Germany’s Energie Baden-Württemberg (EnBW) in Scotland.
The project, located some 60 km off Aberdeen, will use fixed-bottom turbines in 65 to 75 m of water, making it one of the world’s deepest offshore wind developments.
Investment in the project by the partner companies will also include supporting the regeneration of the Port of Leith and creating an operations and maintenance base in Aberdeen.
The pre-FEED studies, which are expected to last six months, will involve engineering design work that supports key decisions, foundation type, corrosion protection concepts as well as transportation and installation feasibility. Kent will work with Ternan Energy, to provide specialist geotechnical services supplementing their in-house geotechnical capabilities.
Kent has been involved in developing 70% of all UK offshore wind farms, including the design for the world’s first deepwater offshore wind jacket substructures for the Beatrice wind farm. In the last decade, the company has delivered over 11 GW of operational wind farms, more than 1,500 offshore wind structures, and 20 offshore substations.
