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The
realisation of the
Dounreay
Trì floating
wind farm project has come to a halt with the project company, Dounreay
Trì Ltd, falling into administration. The company is wholly owned subsidiary
of Swedish design and engineering Hexicon AB who planned to use the project
to demonstrate the feasibility of its multi-turbine floating platform.
Brian Milne and Linda Barr of Glasgow-based accountancy firm French Duncan
have been appointed as the administrators.
Construction of the floating platform was to be completed at the NIGG Shipyard
in Scotland while the columns for the turbines were to be manufactured
by the Keppel Shipyard in Singapore. Nigg was to also complete the final
assembly.
Hexicon planned to have the
Dounreay
Trì project in operation by the
summer of 2018. The project consists of a floating semi-submersible platform
designed by Hexicon which will support two offshore wind turbines with
a combined capacity between 8-12MW.
The platforms are not limited by water depth and allow for the deployment
of offshore wind in remote areas where winds are stronger and more stable.
Wind farms can therefore be operational out of sight and in areas where
the environmental impact is minimal.
The export cable was planned to bring electricity generated by the project
ashore near Sandside bay, from here the electricity will be integrated
into the grid using the existing substation at Dounreay.
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