Haventus has filed a scoping report to The Highland Council for a proposed extension to its Ardersier port.
Located near Inverness, Scotland, the Ardersier Energy Transition Facility is intended to become the UK’s first floating wind manufacturing hub, where developers will produce and service floating foundations.
Haventus is seeking to expand the facility on almost 200 acres of land adjacent to the site.
The extension would transform Ardersier Energy Transition Facility into one of Europe’s largest facilities dedicated to offshore wind, expanding the developable land acreage of the site to around 500 acres, the company said.
Haventus will engage with The Highland Council, key agencies and local stakeholders prior to bringing forward formal applications.
Chief executive of Haventus Lewis Gillies said: “Expansion of the site would represent a positive step forward in our vision for the development of Ardersier Energy Transition Facility.
“The scale of offshore wind components means that deployment requires very large areas of land, and the opportunity to add to the site’s acreage greatly enhances the potential for our site and the wider Green Freeport area to further develop a global hub in the Highlands for offshore renewables engineering, manufacturing and assembly, and secure a multi-decade employment opportunity for the region.
“We look forward to working with The Highland Council, the local community and key agencies to turn this into a reality, and as with any plans for our site, we will always look to take forward development with sensitivity towards the environment, our local communities, and in line with the views of our stakeholders.”