Floating wind developer Cerulean Winds has submitted an offshore consent application for its 1 GW Aspen floating wind project to the local authorities in Scotland (UK). The application was submitted to the Scottish Marine Directorate Licensing Operations Team and is supported by an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the project. The Aspen project is comprised of 72 wind turbines to be installed 100 km off the coast in the Central North Sea to deliver 1 GW of renewable energy, expecting to start operations before 2030. The development is expected to attract a total investment of GBP11bn (€12.6bn) across a 50-year lifespan.
Cerulean Winds is partnering on the project’s delivery with NOV, Siemens Energy, Bilfinger and Ocean Installer. The company plans to develop three floating offshore wind projects in the Central North Sea (Aspen, Beech and Cedar), which are expected to be comprised of over 300 wind turbines in total.
The United Kingdom seeks to reach up to 50 GW of clean energy from offshore wind deployed by 2030. At the end of 2024, the country had an offshore wind capacity of over 16 GW.
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