Madrid-based engineering company SENER has been recruited to work on the 50MW Kincardine floating wind project, being developed off the Scottish coast.
Spanish construction company Cobra Wind International contracted SENER to supervise production of the floating platforms.
Cobra is the majority owner of the developer Kincardine Offshore Wind Limited (KOWL).
Kincardine will comprise one 2MW turbine and five 9.525MW turbines.
Other work SENER will undertake includes analysing the technical feasibility of wind turbine assembly for the project, and providing technical assistance in monitoring the plant.
SENER renewables director Miguel Domingo said the purpose of the collaboration with Cobra is to reduce costs for future floating wind farms.
“We consider this option to be the most appropriate for any location with adequate wind and where depth impedes a conventional foundation,” he said.
KOWL is building Kincardine, 15km from the coast of Aberdeen, which is expected to be fully operational in 2020.
The first phase of Kincardine came online in late September 2018, in time for the renewables obligation certificate deadline.
Source:renews
