Vestas is considering building a turbine facility in Scotland in the wake of the increased strike prices in the UK’s upcoming Allocation Round 6.
Bloomberg cited Vestas CEO Henrik Andersen as having said that the company is talking with officials for an area that has “immediate access to the sea and close to a large harbour that could very well be in Scotland,” the news agency reported.
A Vestas statement to renews read: “UK’s wind sector has strong potential and is an important market for Vestas. Today’s good news on the strike price underlines that.
“We continuously assess and adjust our footprint to meet the demand we foresee, and Scotland, as well as other places, are being considered. We will inform all relevant parties in a timely manner if we make decisions in this regard.”
The move comes in the wake of the UK Government’s decision to increase the strike price for a variety of renewable energy sources in its upcoming contracts for difference Allocation Round 6.
This includes a cap for fixed-foundation offshore wind projects of £73 per MWh, up 66% on the £44/MWh seen in the last round, which failed to attract any offshore bids.
In addition, floating wind’s price ceiling will be set at £176 per MWh, up 52% on the £116 per MWh in the last round.
Onshore wind also received a boost, up 21% from £53 per MWh in Allocation Round 5 to £64 per MWh.