BP to make Aberdeen a global 'centre for excellence' in offshore wind
BP and EnBW have today been granted contracts to develop an offshore wind development off the coast of Aberdeen, which could power more than 3 million homes
Last updated 17th Jan 2022
Contracts have today (January 17) been awarded for an offshore wind farm to be built 60km off the coast of Aberdeen.
The project, to be known as Morven, has been awarded along with various others across Scotland by Crown Estate Scotland.
BP and EnBW have been permitted to take on the task after a bidding process.
It's said the site will have a generating capacity of 2.9GW, that's enough to power more than 3 million homes.
Plus it'll be expected to support up to £10 Billion of investment.
BP say they plan for Aberdeen to become it's global operations and maintenance centre of excellence for offshore wind.
bp chief executive Bernard Looney said: “bp has a proud 100-year history in Scotland. We want to thank Crown Estate Scotland for the opportunity to now start a new chapter, helping Scotland continue as a global energy leader for the next 100 years. We have a fantastic partner in EnBW and now an even more competitive portfolio of nearly 6GW of combined offshore wind to develop together.
“Our plans go much further than just the turbines offshore. They see us investing in projects and in people – from EV charging to green hydrogen – aligned with Scotland’s energy transition plans.
“This is good business – making disciplined investments and demonstrating what an integrated energy company can do; we can’t wait to get to work.”
EnBW CEO Frank Mastiaux added: “In this close partnership we succeeded in a highly competitive field of bidders. Since the construction of the first German offshore wind farm in 2010 by EnBW, we have become a major player in offshore technology, even beyond Germany's borders. We are therefore very pleased to be able to contribute our experience of developing and operating technically demanding offshore wind projects once again with our partner bp.
“This success marks - together with the projects in the Irish Sea - the largest developments in offshore wind for our company. And we are proud to contribute significantly to a climate-friendly energy future in Scotland, being one of the world’s largest market for offshore wind power
“For EnBW this investment will be a cornerstone in our strategy to become CO2 neutral by 2035. The international and European targets to reduce the CO2-footprint can only be met by implementing large scale renewable generation capacity. Offshore Wind in Scotland provides a perfect setting for achieving this goal.”