A consortium composed of DEME Concessions, Qair Marine and Aspiravi International called Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) has revealed its participation in Crown Estate Scotland’s ScotWind offshore wind leasing process.
The partners said they are “global leaders in their respective fields and accrue a strong track record of successfully delivering projects in environmentally, technically, and financially innovative ways to ensure optimal delivery with a major focus on local community and supply chain engagement”.
DEME Concessions said it brings together all investments and expertise of the DEME Group in the fields of offshore wind and other renewables, green hydrogen, port development, public private partnership infrastructure, environment, and marine resources.
The company provides equity, project finance structuring and specific technical knowhow.
Qair Marine, the wholly owned subsidiary of Qair dedicated to offshore wind, is involved in floating offshore wind with the development of the EolMed project in the French Mediterranean and the operations and maintenance of Floatgen also off France.
Aspiravi International, part of the Aspiravi Group develops, implements, and operates renewable energy projects with a total installed capacity of over 1.5GW.
A long-term commitment to the Scottish renewable energy market
Thistle Wind Partners said it has undertaken an extensive assessment of the environmental – particularly ornithology, marine fish and mammals and commercial fisheries – and technical aspects of the ScotWind sites.
The consortium has also conducted focused site-specific technology optioneering, evaluation of the current and planned grid capacity infrastructure, and developed a risk mitigation plan.
TWP will also actively explore the role of green hydrogen in their projects to contribute to Scotland’s net zero targets by 2045.
DEME Concessions managing director Alain Bernard said: “As a consortium consisting of partners who have organically grown through bespoke project development, we pledge our project solutions will be tailored to the requirements of the Scottish stakeholders and include a maximum of local supply chain capabilities.”
Qair president Louis Blanchard said: “Qair welcomes the opportunity to contribute to Scotland’s energy transition through the development, the financing, the construction, and the operation of a new wind farm portfolio.
“We firmly believe speed will be key to successfully tackling climate issues, that is why Qair Scotland will dedicate itself to grow in-line with the market potential of the region.
“Our ambition is to become a local multi-technology renewable energy producer (onshore and offshore wind, and green hydrogen) and a true driving force enabling Scotland to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.”
Aspiravi Holding managing director Rik Van de Walle said: “The Aspiravi Group, with almost 20 years of experience in developing, implementing, financing, and operating 1.5GW of renewable energy projects, combined with the strengths of our partners, makes TWP a reliable party that can play an important role in the energy transition in Scotland.”