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SSE Renewables combines Scottish offshore wind projects

4C Offshore | Tom Russell
By: Tom Russell 17/09/2021 SSE Renewables
SSE Renewables has announced that it is combining two proposed offshore wind farms into one development. Berwick Bank and Marr Bank offshore wind farms, located over 40km off the east coast of Scotland, have been brought together into one single wind farm – now known as Berwick Bank wind farm.

With a potential output of 4.1GW, Berwick Bank is already at an advanced stage of development and has a planning application which is expected to go to the Scottish Government in Spring 2022. If consented and greenlit for construction, it could begin generating electricity in the second half of this decade.

Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Climate Change Michael Matheson said: “Decarbonising our energy demands is a vital component of our just transition to net-zero and our world-leading renewables sector will play a vital role in this.

“The continuing growth of offshore wind over the next decade will be crucial to meeting our incredibly stretching, near-term climate targets, and we will need to work innovatively, at pace and with agility to do so.

“I welcome this announcement from SSE Renewables which demonstrates their commitment to helping Scotland’s contribution to climate change within a generation.”

Alex Meredith, SSE Renewables’ Berwick Bank Project Director said: “For Scotland’s Climate Week, we wanted to highlight that faster delivery will help Scotland and the UK hit 2030 offshore wind targets, enable net zero in Scotland by 2045 and see the UK continue to lead the world in large-scale offshore wind deployment.


“By combining the two project proposals into a super project we believe we can deliver Berwick Bank Wind Farm – one of the world’s largest offshore wind opportunities – more quickly.


“We’re proud of our track record of support and benefits that our projects bring to the Scottish and UK supply chains. With Berwick Bank our ambition is to utilise as many local, Scottish and UK based suppliers where possible throughout all stages of development, construction, and operation.


“That’s why we believe the size of Berwick Bank represents a huge opportunity to secure a multi-billion-pound investment in the Scottish and UK supply chain, bringing a wealth of opportunities for businesses of all sizes and disciplines.”



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