Crown Estate invests £261million to enable offshore wind energy to directly supply oil and gas platforms
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Crown Estate Scotland has announced the results of the world’s first leasing round designed to enable offshore wind energy to directly supply offshore oil and gas platforms.
As part of the Innovation and Targeted Oil & Gas (INTOG) leasing round, 13 projects have been selected to support green innovation and help decarbonise the North Sea
The INTOG process allowed developers to apply for seabed rights to develop offshore wind projects that either reduce emissions from the North Sea oil and gas sector - by supplying renewable electricity directly to oil and gas infrastructure (TOG) - or consist of small-scale (IN) innovative projects of 100MW or less.
This distinctive offshore wind leasing is different to any other previously carried out in the UK or in the world.
INTOG, which has been designed in response to demand from government and industry to help achieve the targets of the North Sea Transition Sector Deal through decarbonising North Sea oil and gas operations, will also further stimulate innovation in Scotland’s offshore wind sector, create additional supply chain opportunity, assist companies to enter the renewable energy market, and support net-zero ambitions.
The successful applicants have now been offered initial agreements – called Exclusivity Agreements – that, if they accept the offers and proceed to sign them, enable them to start offshore wind development work while the Marine Scotland’s planning process for the INTOG Sectoral Marine Plan (INTOG SMP) is completed.
1 Bluefloat Energy/Renantis Partnership £5,401,360 IN 99.45MW.
2 Bluefloat Energy/Renantis Partnership £7,107,900 IN 99.45MW.
3 Simply Blue Energy £9,972,000 IN 100MW.
4 BP Alternative Energy Investments £1,670,917 IN 50MW.
5 ESB Asset Development UK £3,137,000 IN 100MW (West Coast of Scotland).
6 Flotation Energy £54,893,102 TOG 560MW.
7 Flotation Energy £40,987,979 TOG 1350MW.
8 Cerulean Winds £67,200,066 TOG 1008MW.
9 Cerulean Winds £35,200,098 TOG 1008MW.
10 Cerulean Winds £35,200,098 TOG 1008MW.
11TotalEnergies £200,000 TOG 3MW.
12 Harbour Energy £405,000 TOG 15MW.
13 Harbour Energy £405,000 TOG 15MW.
Total - £261,780,521
Responding, Scottish Renewables’ chief executive, Claire Mack said:“Today’s announcement from Crown Estate Scotland is one step forward on the road to the industrial decarbonisation of Scotland.
Today’s announcement from Crown Estate Scotland is one step forward on the road to the industrial decarbonisation of Scotland.
“It is essential that INTOG is aligned with ScotWind and its commitments to the Scottish supply chain which should enable strong collaboration between projects to invest and support Scottish suppliers with the delivery of these projects.
“ScotWind will be at the forefront of the drive to achieve Scotland’s net-zero ambitions and must remain the priority as we see an increase in demand for resources and connections to the electricity network.
“We recognise that the marine planning process is already under significant pressure and urge The Scottish Government to ensure that appropriate resources are in place across key bodies to enable deployment of ScotWind and INTOG at the pace and scale required to achieve a secure, affordable, low-carbon energy system.”
