RPS is to carry out environmental studies for SSE Renewables, Marubeni Corporation and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners planned floating offshore wind farm off Scotland secured through the ScotWind leasing round.
The professional services firm will deliver the environmental impact assessment (EIA) and habitats regulation assessment (HRA) for the up to 2.6GW project located in the E1 zone in the Firth of Forth off the Angus Coast.
RPS offshore wind technical director Nicola Simpson said: “We are pleased to be working with SSE Renewables-Marubeni-CIP on this important project, aiming for progress towards net-zero and supporting Scotland’s goals for fixed and floating offshore wind farms.”
The SSE Renewables, Marubeni and CIP partnership also plan to invest in various initiatives to benefit the Scottish economy, supporting the supply chain, energy transition from oil and gas, and the local community.