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Port of Dundee named as pre-assembly base for Scottish wind farm

4C Offshore | Tom Russell
By: Tom Russell 30/08/2022 Inch Cape Offshore Limited

Inch Cape Offshore Limited has selected the Port of Dundee as the pre-assembly and marshalling site for the construction of the 1.1GW
Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm off the Scottish coast.  

The agreement will see turbine blades, towers and nacelles, which house the turbine generators, being delivered to and pre-assembled at the port’s Renewables Hub before being shipped out for installation.
  
Inch Cape Offshore Limited has reserved the entire Renewables Hub at the port, equivalent to 28 football pitches, from March 2025 to March 2026, with around 50 staff expected to be on site over that time.
 
Adam Ezzamel, Project Director, said, “Inch Cape will be the largest single offshore wind project built in Scotland, and we are delighted to be working with the Port of Dundee on the construction phase of this exciting development.
 
“The port is ideally-sited for our construction operation and offers us the area we require for the number – and sheer scale – of the turbines we will be deploying.
 
“Offshore construction is a specialist area and the Port of Dundee offers us a management team with the experience and capability to deal with the logistical challenges that have to be managed during our construction phase.
 
“After successfully securing a Contract for Difference earlier this summer, this latest contract award is another important step towards us delivering the project – and generating low cost, renewable power for consumers across Great Britain.”

 
David Webster, Director of Energy at Forth Ports (owner of the Port of Dundee), said, “This is a very significant project for The Port of Dundee as we establish Forth Ports as the partner of choice for the renewable energy sector in Scotland.
 
“We have built Scotland’s only custom-built renewables hub at the port which, when coupled with Dundee’s proximity to the project site in the North Sea and the natural deep waters of the Tay, makes the port ideally suited to the requirements of this major contract for Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm.”
 

Councillor John Alexander, Leader of Dundee City Council said, “The Port of Dundee is an incredibly important asset, not only for the city but for the renewables sector more generally. It's strategically very well placed to support and deliver key pieces of the infrastructure that the UK will require in the future.
 
“Today's announcement is a clear vote of confidence in the quality of the infrastructure here and I'm delighted that Inch Cape has selected Dundee as a critical part of the delivery of the largest offshore windfarm in Scotland.
 
“The scale of this project is unrivalled, with a level of ambition which is set to redefine offshore wind. Inch Cape's success is our success, and everyone benefits from the delivery of this 72-turbine project so I'm very much looking forward to seeing the Port continuing to be a hub for this type of activity.”
 

The
Inch Cape offshore wind farm is located in the North Sea, around 15km off the coast of Angus, Scotland. The site covers an area of approximately 150 km2 and is being developed by Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL), owned by Red Rock Power and ESB. The project is to connect to the onshore grid at the former Cockenzie Coal Power station in East Lothian. In July, the 1080 MW project secured a CfD at a strike Price of £37.35/MWh with delivery set for 2026/27.

Image - L-R Councillor John Alexander, Leader of Dundee City Council; David Webster, Director of Energy, Forth Ports; and Adam Ezzamel, Project Director of Inch Cape Offshore Limited on site at the Port of Dundee’s offshore renewables hub

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