Flotation Energy and Vargronn have launched a public consultation for their 1400MW Cenos offshore wind project, off Scotland.
Members of the public and other stakeholders are invited to attend a consultation event on the proposals for the Cenos Floating Offshore Windfarm, at an event at Peterhead Football Club on 1 October.
The project team will be on hand to answer questions and invite feedback on the proposals for associated infrastructure.
Cenos is a “pioneering project” that will provide renewable power to the UK grid and the possibility to electrify and decarbonise offshore oil and gas platforms in the UK North Sea.
Delivered as part of Crown Estate Scotland’s Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round, once complete, Cenos will be one of the largest floating offshore wind farms in operation.
The floater will be located approximately 200km due east of shore from Aberdeen, and Peterhead is the closest coastline approximately 190km from the array boundary.
The activity within Scottish Territorial Waters will consist of installation of a submarine export cable bundle from the wind farm site to landfall and associated rock deposits along partial lengths of the cable within the cable trenches to ensure complete burial and at cable crossing locations.
The offshore export cables are proposed to make landfall close to Long Haven, between the villages of Boddam and Longhaven.
Cenos’ developers are preparing consenting applications for the offshore aspects of the project.
The onshore aspects for ongoing grid connection have already been consented through the NorthConnect HVDC Cable Planning Consent (Planning Application Reference Number APP/2015/1121 and APP/2018/1831).
Cenos project director Christopher Pearson said: “Feedback from the local community is a vital component to assuring we develop our proposals effectively and in tune with all stakeholder requirements.
“That is why we are inviting everyone with an interest in the project to come along and meet the team on 1 October and are keen to hear their views.”