Ocean Winds has hosted a supply chain meeting for its 860MW Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland.
The EDP and Engie joint venture held the “meet the buyer” event in Buckie yesterday to identify suitable potential suppliers to support the construction services work package of the overall project.
This work package will prepare the harbour quayside facilities and support the construction of the new operations base at the harbour, the developer said.
Collaboration with the DeepWind cluster organisation and Moray Council resulted in over 80 companies registering for the event.
The in-person event was filmed and uploaded to the website hosting DeepWind events for those unable to attend.
Presentations by the project team, Moray Council and DeepWind were followed by short one-to-one meetings with all supply chain attendees.
Further similar events are planned as more Tier 1 suppliers are announced for Moray West in the coming weeks and months, following the announcement that Siemens Gamesa will be the preferred supplier for the turbines.
Moray West construction services manager Magnus Currie said: “The Moray West project team are working to maximise the potential for the regional supply chain to secure contracts on this part of the overall project, including through this and future Meet the Buyer events.”