CIP-backed Pentland floating wind project files onshore planning application

Highland Wind Ltd, majority-owned by a fund managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), said today it has filed with to The Highland Council the onshore planning application for the Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm (PFOWF) project.

The application includes the onshore application boundary, an Environmental Impact Assessment and visualisations of indicative substation locations. Through it, the developer seeks to secure clearance to build an onshore substation with cables to feed power from the floating wind park into the existing grid.

The PFOWF scheme envisages the installation of as many as seven turbines on floating substructures off the coast of Dounreay in Caithness. Hexicon AB is a minority shareholder in the project company.

“The onshore application submission follows the submission of the offshore consent application to Marine Scotland in August this year. Alongside these developments, we’ve continued to progress initiatives such as developing an Operations and Maintenance base at Scrabster harbour, consulting on our proposed community benefit fund and supporting local STEM careers through our regional bursary awards,” said project director Richard Copeland. He noted that very few changes were made to the onshore planning application following the public consultation.

In partnership with the Caithness Chamber of Commerce, the developer will present the project and the opportunities available to local supply chain companies in the area at an event in Thurso scheduled for November 23.

Earlier this month it was announced that Stiesdal Offshore will provide the TetraSub floating technology for this project.

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