BP and EnBW have awarded engineering and design company Kent a contract to carry out pre–Front End Engineering Design (FEED) studies for the 2900MW Morven offshore wind project off Scotland.
The pre-FEED studies are expected to last six months and will involve engineering design work that supports key decisions, foundation type, corrosion protection concepts as well as transportation and installation feasibility.
Kent said it will work with trusted partners Ternan Energy to provide specialist Geotechnical services supplementing their in-house geotechnical capabilities.
Morven is expected to generate enough to power the equivalent of around three million homes.
It will use fixed-bottom turbines in water depths between 65 and 75 metres located 60km off Aberdeen.
Kent offshore wind market director Cerianne Cummings said: “We are delighted to be awarded this project which adds to our portfolio of offshore wind projects in the North Sea.
“We look forward to working with our partners bp and EnBW on this exciting venture.”
Kent said it is one of the leading providers of engineering and design services to the global offshore wind industry, involved in developing 70% of all UK offshore wind farms and developing the first certified project using the PISA geotechnical design.
In the last decade, Kent has delivered more than 11GW of operational wind farms, more than 1,500 offshore wind structures, and more than 20 offshore substations.