Vattenfall selects Aberdeen starters

MHI Vestas has been confirmed as the turbine supplier for the at least 88MW Aberdeen Bay offshore wind farm off the coast of Scotland.

Project developers Vattenfall and the Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group today confirmed that 11 V164-8.0MW turbines will feature at the project. The deal was first reported in the subscriber-only reNEWS last month.

J. Murphy & Sons has been lined up to tackle the project’s onshore substation and cabling work while Boskalis has been confirmed as the offshore balance of plant contractor.

A final investment decision at the project also known as the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre is due later this year, the developers said. Commercial operation is to begin in 2018.

Project director Adam Ezzamel said: “We are pleased to name the preferred tier one suppliers, all of which are leaders in their field. Their support delivers the project partners’ commitment to accelerating the development of wind energy and cost reduction through innovation and collaboration.”

He added that “game-changing” suction bucket jacket foundations will feature at the wind farm.

Meanwhile, US Presidential candidate Donald Trump has filed an objection to Marine Scotland over Aberdeen’s latest project design statement. The objection was filed by the Trump Organisation in June, as first reported in the latest edition of reNEWS. 

It says the design statement is inadequate and is not based on the initial test-bed concept envisaged for the project.

Trump also threatens legal action if the objections are not considered before the planning condition is signed-off by Scottish Minister and Marine Scotland.

Image: an artist’s impression of how the wind farm will look (Vattenfall)