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Balfour Beatty contracted for Scottish floater

4C Offshore | Tom Russell
By: Tom Russell 22/03/2016 Statoil
Statoil has awarded UK-based Balfour Beatty the contract for electrical system interface (ESI) on the Hywind offshore wind park being developed off the coast of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

The contract has a value of approximately GBP 5.5m (EUR 6.97m), and includes the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of the substation and onshore cable. The project office for the engineering phase will be in Kintore, outside Aberdeen and will mainly utilise Scottish labour.

Jonathan Chapman, Director of Offshore for Balfour Beatty said: “We are delighted to have been awarded this contract. This is an exciting market for us and we look forward to playing our part in delivering this innovative pilot project, supporting the future security of renewable energy supply across Scotland and contributing to ‘keeping the lights on.”

The Hywind project is engaging several other local suppliers. Isleburn recently secured a contract for the provision of 15 suction anchors to the project, providing work both in the Highlands and in Aberdeen. Other key contracts to local suppliers include Saipem for heavy lift mating operations and Aberdeen-based Xodus Group for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).

Scotland’s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing said: “I am delighted that Balfour Beatty has been awarded this contract, which will bring benefit to the Aberdeenshire area. Balfour Beatty bring a wealth of expertise to this project, which has the potential to allow offshore wind to move into deeper waters.”

“Floating offshore wind provides a great opportunity for Scotland and we have been working closely with Statoil to ensure those benefits are disseminated as widely as possible to the Scottish supply chain.”

The 30MW project will see the installation of five turbines on floating structures at Buchan Deep, 25 km off the coast of Peterhead. The wind farm is expected to power around 20,000 households and production start is expected in late 2017.

For more information please follow the links provided. You can also view the project on our interactive map.

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