SBO wins third Scottish offshore wind project

SBO was selected by MHI Vestas Offshore Wind for the project at the Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland, for which SSE Renewables and Total reached FID on 3June. SBO expects to commence the installation of 114 V164-10MW turbines in the second half of 2021.

“We are delighted that MHI Vestas has selected SBO for the installation of wind turbine generators at Seagreen. We look forward to a successful collaboration with our project partners as we develop and execute this exciting project located at a complex site. Operating on difficult sites is one of our key competences,” said CCO of Swire Blue Ocean, Jacob Gregersen.

Scotland’s biggest site

The project will be Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm upon completion, covering the energy needs of approximately one million homes. Seagreen is located 27km off the east coast of Scotland in the offshore wind market’s deepest waters utilising fixed foundations.

Over the course of the project, SBO will be working in close collaboration with MHI Vestas Offshore Wind, SSE Renewables and Total.

In 2019, SBO completed the installation of 84 wind turbines on the Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm, owned by SSE Renewables, CIP, and Red Rock Power. In 2018, SBO and MHI Vestas worked together to install two V164-8.8 and nine V164-8.4 turbines on the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre near Aberdeen.

By Rebecca Jeffrey