FORTHWIND PROJECT
Forthwind Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of CIERCO and has been established to deliver an offshore wind demonstration project that will feature 2x new prototype or “pre-commercial” turbine not currently offered in the marketplace. The demonstration project will be located 1.5 km off of the northern shore of the Firth of Forth at Methil, Scotland, with the aim to validate the technical and operational abilities of the new offshore wind turbine technology on fixed foundations.
Forthwind Ltd were first granted seabed lease rights from the Crown Estate back in August 2014 and were subsequently granted development consent from Scottish Ministers under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 in December 2016. The consent also included a direction under Section 57(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) that planning permission for the ancillary onshore development be deemed to be granted.
For further information about the Forthwind Section 36 variation, please click on the following link: Forthwind Section 36 Variation. Forthwind continues to engage with stakeholders in the refinement of the turbine technology demonstration plans.
FLOVENTIS ENERGY LTD
Floventis is a new joint venture between CIERCO and SBM Offshore, aiming to be a competitor in the offshore floating wind energy market, taking forward projects in both United Kingdom and in the USA.
See more information on www.floventis.com.
Floventis is progressing a number of projects, specifically outlined below:
Llŷr PROJECTS
The Llŷr 1 and Llŷr 2 projects, comprising two separate 100MW sites, each testing different technologies, located south of Pembroke, on the UK’s Welsh coast.
The projects have all come forward through The Crown Estate’s Test & Demonstration leasing opportunity – designed to support the development and commercialisation of innovative energy technologies. Each of the projects will test new foundation and mooring technologies, using new designs, materials and construction approaches.
Click here to visit the Llyr project website.
CADEMO PROJECT
Situated off the Santa Barbara County coast, just west of the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, the CADEMO Floating Offshore Wind Project is a 60 MW demonstration project aimed at kick starting the emergent marine renewable energy sector off the west coast of the United States. The project company CADEMO Corporation, aim to have the project operational by 2025/26, providing a new source of renewable energy for the California market. The project further focus to explore workforce development and local industry opportunities, essential for sustainable and responsible development.
Click here to visit the CADEMO project website.
FUTURE PROJECTS
CIERCO is moving forward with our Floating Wind Strategy towards commercial deployments with Projects in Europe and the US, aiming to use selected technologies into the various projects, allowing advancements towards commercial readiness. As a part of this process, we are keen to engage with technology providers on both wind turbine technologies and foundations as well as in areas of related technologies.
TECHNOLOGY PROVISION
As a part of the process we keen to engage with a range of technology providers – turbines, innovative foundations, and related technologies. We aim to assess technology innovation and the suitability of the respective technologies for use within our projects. Should you have an innovative floating foundation solution, or indeed a different approach to what is considered the “norm” within offshore wind, please get in touch; we’d be delighted to have a conversation. As we will reach out for a formal Request for Information (RFI) later this spring, you can also request to get an invitation for this process.