Edinburgh, 13 January 2023 – Ørsted, Renantis and BlueFloat Energy have welcomed the award of Green Freeport status to Opportunity Cromarty Firth (OCF).

The three companies, who were the first developers to become members of OCF in 2022, are developing the Stromar floating offshore wind project off the north-east coast of Scotland.  A partnership between BlueFloat Energy and Renantis is also developing the Broadshore and Bellrock floating wind projects.

Nicholas Ritchie, Stromar Project Director, said: “The awarding of Green Freeport status to Opportunity Cromarty Firth is fantastic news, both for the Highlands and for the future of Scotland as a centre of global excellence for floating offshore wind.”

Tom Hudson, Broadshore Project Director, said: “The Cromarty Firth is a tremendous location with a great track record in fabrication and manufacturing.  It also has the space and facilities to assemble floating offshore wind farms at scale and we are very excited about the benefits Green Freeport status will bring to the area.”

David Robertson, Bellrock Project Director, said: “We are greatly looking forward to continuing our partnership with OCF and delivering projects which boost the local supply chain, provide quality jobs and really benefit the North of Scotland.”

The Stromar floating wind project will be located off the coast of Caithness, around 50 km east of Wick and has a seabed lease agreed with Crown Estate Scotland for up to 1GW.

Situated off the coast east of Aberdeen, the Bellrock floating wind project has a seabed lease agreed with Crown Estate Scotland (CES) for up to 1.2 GW.  Broadshore will be north of Fraserburgh and originally had a seabed lease agreed for up to 500 MW, now increased to 900 MW after the plans for the turbine layout were reworked using larger, more efficient wind turbines.

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About Ørsted:

The Ørsted vision is a world that runs entirely on green energy. Ørsted develops, constructs, and operates offshore and onshore wind farms, solar farms, energy storage facilities, and bioenergy plants, and provides energy products to its customers. Globally, Ørsted is the market leader in offshore wind and it is constructing the world’s biggest offshore wind farms off the East Coast of the UK. Its UK offshore wind farms generate enough clean electricity for seven million UK homes. Ørsted ranks #1 energy company in Corporate Knights’ 2022 index of the Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world. Headquartered in Denmark, Ørsted employs 6,500 people, including over 1,100 in the UK.

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Press contact:

Paul Haines |Head of UK Media Relations | T +44 7880 149088 | pauha@orsted.com

About Renantis:

Renantis, previously Falck Renewables – develops, designs, builds and manages power production plants from renewable sources, with an installed capacity of 1,420 MW in the United Kingdom, Italy, United States, Spain, France, Norway and Sweden, using wind power, solar power, waste to energy and biomass technologies. The Group is a global player in the renewable energy technical advisory and asset management services business, through its wholly owned subsidiary Vector Renewables, providing asset management services to clients accounting for approximately 5,300 MW of installed capacity and with experience in more than 40 countries. The Group also provides highly specialized energy management and downstream services to both energy producers and consumers. 

Visit www.falckrenewables.com and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter (@falckrenewables).

Press contact:

Jenny MacPherson | JMC Communications | T +44 7900 917143 | jenny@jmccomms.co.uk

About BlueFloat Energy:

BlueFloat Energy is developing offshore wind projects in various regions of the world, where it can implement its vision: to accelerate global deployment of offshore wind as a key enabler for the energy transition and economic growth. Founded by renewable energy professionals, BlueFloat Energy brings together remarkable team expertise in the design, development, financing, construction and execution of offshore wind projects.

For more information please visit: https://bluefloat.wpengine.com 

Press contact:

Isabel Rodrigo | Communications & Marketing Manager | +34 (0) 667 926 222 | irodrigo@bluefloat.com