Rumbles welcomes £300m Aberdeenshire offshore development

Posted by Jamie Mackie | Updated 2016-07-21

North East MSP Mike Rumbles has today (Thurs 21st) welcomed confirmation that Swedish energy firm Vattenfall will press ahead with a £300m 11-turbine offshore wind farm near Blackdog.

Mr Rumbles said: “This is very welcome news for the North East’s energy supply chain, investment in North Sea industry, and jobs in the area. Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group and Vattenfall have made a concrete commitment to investing in offshore renewables in the North East and this facility will be the largest of its kind in Scotland. I am very much looking forward to seeing work start on the project later this year.”

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Notes for editors:

Onshore construction for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) is due to start later this year.
Work offshore is due to commence in late 2017, with the project scheduled to generate its first power in 2018.
Vattenfall said the offshore wind test and demonstration facility would be the largest of its kind in Scotland.
It now owns 100% of the planned development near Blackdog after buying Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group's 25% share for an undisclosed amount.

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