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Crown Estate Scotland kicks off INTOG leasing round

By: Tom Russell 10/08/2022 Crown Estate Scotland

General Windfarms

Crown Estate Scotland – the body which manages seabed leasing for offshore renewables – has today (10 August 2022) opened the Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) offshore wind leasing process. Offshore wind developers are being invited to put forward project proposals for the leasing of seabed to reduce North Sea emissions and boost innovation.

Developers can apply for the rights to build small-scale innovative offshore wind projects, of less than 100 MW, and projects which will provide green electricity to oil and gas infrastructure to reduce carbon emissions.  

A two week registration window opens today, followed later this month (24 August) by the opening of the application window. The closing of the application window is scheduled for 18 November 2022. The areas of seabed which developers can apply for are set out in the Scottish Government’s Initial Plan Framework. 

Depending on the volume and quality of submissions, it is envisaged that applicants will be notified of the leasing results by the end of March 2023. Exclusivity agreements will then be finalised.

Awards will be determined on a mixture of price bid and quality and will be split in to two pots - one for smaller-scale innovation projects, and one for projects linked to oil and gas infrastructure.  

Developers will be required to submit a Supply Chain Development Statement (SCDS) before they can sign an Option Agreement, outlining the nature and location of any supply chain activity, including details on people and skills linked to their proposed project.  

Crown Estate Scotland’s final leasing documents aim to support early project development and reflect many of the comments and suggestions from potential applicants, who were asked for feedback earlier this year. These include extending Option Periods from five to seven years and doubling Lease Periods from 25 to 50 years for electrification projects.

Colin Palmer, Director of Marine for Crown Estate Scotland, said: “INTOG represents an exciting opportunity to help decarbonise oil and gas installations and enable innovative projects which are important in lowering costs for the commercial deployment of offshore wind, reducing risk, and developing Scotland as a destination for innovation and technical expertise.

“Platform electrification, which INTOG will help deliver, will reduce North Sea oil and gas emissions while also supporting new skills and jobs. Taken as a whole, INTOG will play a significant role in helping us reach net-zero and meet our energy requirements of the future.”  

Michael Matheson MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Net-Zero, Energy and Transport, said: “We need bold action to tackle the climate emergency. Renewable energy, including offshore wind, will deliver good, green jobs, benefits for communities and strengthened energy security as we transition to becoming a net-zero nation.

“Oil and gas continue to play an important role in our economy and it is therefore vital that the energy industry decarbonises as rapidly as possible. The INTOG leasing round presents significant opportunities to cut emissions across these operations while, crucially, enabling the offshore wind sector to expand, innovate, and drive forward Scotland’s ambition to be a renewables powerhouse.”

INTOG is a process separate to the ScotWind Leasing round for commercial scale offshore wind projects in Scottish waters. 

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