Scottish Ministers have approved a variation application to refine the Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm’s offshore consents, which includes a reduction in turbine numbers deployed within a smaller area while maintaining a 100 MW capacity.
The wind farm, located 7.5 km off the coast of Dounreay, has an expected 25-year operational lifespan.
“The Pentland project will pioneer a number of innovative technologies enabling the industrialisation of floating offshore wind along with delivering significant benefits to the local economy,” says Richard Copeland, Pentland’s project director.
“We now have all key development requirements in place and are ready to move forward. Throughout the consent process we have prioritized sustainability, with the goal of minimizing any negative environmental impacts of the project. We are confident this refined design is future proof and ensures we can deliver the same benefit to the local community, and Scotland’s energy sector, while further reducing the project’s environmental impacts.”
The project is being developed by Copenhagen Offshore Partners on behalf of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.
