SSE Renewables is holding an online event to meet businesses and highlight future supply chain opportunities for the proposed 2300MW Berwick Bank and 1850MW Marr Bank offshore wind farms off Scotland.
The event will give businesses of all sizes, across a range of disciplines, a chance to hear from the two project teams about the opportunities available to provide products and services to help deliver the wind farms.
It will take place on Friday 16 April from 2pm to 3pm, and companies can register online to join the event via sserenewables.com/berwickbank
The package of works potentially on offer includes general support services, environmental, turbines, onshore substructures and foundations, transportation and installation, ports and related services, onshore substations, onshore cables and operations and maintenance.
The proposed Berwick Bank and Marr Bank wind farms would be located in the outer Firth of Forth, over 49km and 40km, respectively, from the East Lothian coast.
The projects have different timescales, with scoping for Berwick Bank submitted in August 2020 and virtual exhibitions held in November 2020 and Marr Bank at an earlier stage.
Berwick Bank consents team manager Louise Davis said: “At SSE Renewables, we are leading the way in delivering the new offshore wind energy we need to help achieve a net-zero carbon future while creating employment within communities local to our projects.
“For our Berwick Bank and Marr Bank offshore wind farm proposals, we want to help build more local, regional and national supply chain jobs in Scotland and the UK.
“We are committed to supporting the development and growth of a competitive supply chain and this webinar event will provide an opportunity for businesses of all sizes and across a range of specialisms to hear from the project team at this early stage in the plans.
“We want to ensure the local supply chain fully engages with us and the opportunities available from these multi-billion-pound developments, so we are grateful for the help provided by local Chambers of Commerce to create awareness.”