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SOWEC Supply Chain events | 17 Nov - Inverness | 23 Nov - Dundee
Spaces are filling fast - register now to secure your place
SOWEC has asked the Scottish clusters, Forth and Tay Offshore and DeepWind, to organise two developer/supply chain days and we have managed to secure dates and venues for both.
Details below:
Thursday 17 November
Macdonald Drumossie Hotel, Old Perth Road, Inverness IV2 5BE - 0900 - 1630hrs
Organiser - DeepWind
Wednesday 23 November
Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc, Baldovie Road, Dundee DD4 8UQ - 0900 - 1630hrs
Organiser - Forth and Tay Offshore
The purpose of these networking events is connect the supply chain with developers and support the development of new business connections.
Developers will deliver short presentations with updates on their projects, timescales and procurement strategies and ESP and SDS will also give updates on their progress with the offshore wind skills strategy. The presentations will take place during the morning session of the event with breaks, followed by lunch. In the afternoon, there will be an opportunity for attendees to meet with the developers for short, informal 1-2-1 sessions (c 10 mins).
Inverness, 17 Nov
Dundee, 23 Nov
Stromer – Orsted, Falck and BlueFloat Energy
Seagreen 1a – SSE Renewables
Buchan – Floating Energy Allyance
Berwick Bank – SSE Renewables
Moray West, Caledonia, 18 – Ocean Winds
Morven – bp and EnBW
West of Orkney – Offshore Wind Power
Ossian – CIP, SSE Renewables and Marubeni
Site 14 and 16 Northland Power
Bellrock – Falck and BlueFloat Energy
Site 15 – Magnora Offshore Wind
Campion/MarramWind – SPR and Shell
MachairWind - SPR
Muir Mhor - Vattenfall and Fred Olsen Seawind
Site 19 – Mainstream RP, Ocean Winds
Cluaran Deas Ear – Thistle Wind Partners
Site 20 - ESB
NnG – EDF & ESB
Pentland – COP
For both events, we are targeting 200 plus attendees.
For the Dundee event, we are also incorporating a short trip to the Port of Dundee via shuttle bus where Siemens, EDF and Forth Ports will facilitate a tour of the port. The bus tours will leave at 1pm , 2pm and 3pm and there is an option on the registration page to select one if you are interested in attending.
To register for the Inverness event on the 17 November:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sowec-supply-chain-event-tickets-426129353367
To Register for the Dundee event on the 23 November:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sowec-supply-chain-event-tickets-452964718667
We look forward to seeing you.
Agenda is attached to download below in the link. A copy is here for information.
FINAL AGENDA
09.00am - Registration and refreshments
09.45am - Welcome from Forth and Tay Offshore Cluster (F&TO)
09.50am - Introduction from Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC)
09.55am – EdF Renewables, ESB – Neart na Gaoithe (NnG)
10.10am - bp and EnBW – Morven project
10.25am – SSE, CIP, Marubeni – Ossian project
10.40am – Scottish Power and Shell – CampionWind and MarrumWind projects
10.55am – SSE – Berwick Bank and Seagreen 1a
11.10am – Coffee break
11.25am – Vattenfall and Fred Olsen – Muir Mhor
11.40am – Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners – Pentland
11.55am –Thistle Wind Partners – CDE and CET
12.10pm – Skills for Offshore Wind – ESP
12.20pm - Forth Ports
12.30pm - Close of Conference Session/Networking Lunch
1.00pm - Meet the Developer 1-2-1 sessions
1.00pm - Port of Dundee tours at 1pm, 2pm and 3pm
4.15pm – Event End
*may be subject to small changes
Port of Dundee Renewables Hub Selected as Pre-Assembly Base for Construction of Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm
Project Reserves Custom Built Facility at Port of Dundee for Pre-Assembly and Marshalling of Wind Turbines
Inch Cape Offshore Limited has selected the Port of Dundee as the pre-assembly and marshalling site for the construction of the 1.1GW Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm, which will be Scotland’s largest offshore wind project when commissioned later this decade. The agreement will see turbine blades, towers and nacelles, which house the turbine generators, being delivered to and pre-assembled at the port’s Renewables Hub before being shipped out for installation 12km off the Angus coast.
Dundee has been chosen after a competitive selection process due to its proximity to the project site, coupled with its unrivalled storage and assembly capacity and purpose-built quayside facilities.
The offshore wind project will be Scotland’s largest single source of renewable power when built and will feature the tallest turbines ever deployed in Scottish waters, with consent for tip heights of up to 291 metres.
Inch Cape Offshore Limited has reserved the entire Renewables Hub at the port, equivalent to 28 football pitches, from March 2025 to March 2026, with around 50 staff expected to be on site over that time.
Adam Ezzamel, Project Director, said, “Inch Cape will be the largest offshore wind project built in Scotland, and we are delighted to be working with the Port of Dundee on the construction phase of this exciting development.
“The port is ideally-sited for our construction operation and offers us the area we require for the number – and sheer scale – of the turbines we will be deploying.
“Offshore construction is a specialist area and the Port of Dundee offers us a management team with the experience and capability to deal with the logistical challenges that have to be managed during our construction phase.
“After successfully securing a Contract for Difference earlier this summer, this latest contract award is another important step towards us delivering the project – and generating low cost, renewable power for consumers across Great Britain.”
David Webster, Director of Energy at Forth Ports (owner of the Port of Dundee), said, “This is a very significant project for The Port of Dundee as we establish Forth Ports as the partner of choice for the renewable energy sector in Scotland.
“We have built Scotland’s only custom-built renewables hub at the port which, when coupled with Dundee’s proximity to the project site in the North Sea and the natural deep waters of the Tay, makes the port ideally suited to the requirements of this major contract for Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm.”
Councillor John Alexander, Leader of Dundee City Council said, “The Port of Dundee is an incredibly important asset, not only for the city but for the renewables sector more generally. It's strategically very well placed to support and deliver key pieces of the infrastructure that the UK will require in the future.
“Today's announcement is a clear vote of confidence in the quality of the infrastructure here and I'm delighted that Inch Cape has selected Dundee as a critical part of the delivery of the largest offshore windfarm in Scotland.
“The scale of this project is unrivalled, with a level of ambition which is set to redefine offshore wind. Inch Cape's success is our success, and everyone benefits from the delivery of this 72-turbine project so I'm very much looking forward to seeing the Port continuing to be a hub for this type of activity.”
About Inch Cape Offshore Limited
The Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm will see up to 72 turbines located 15 km off the Angus coast and connect to the national electricity transmission network at Cockenzie, East Lothian. The project is a 50:50 joint venture between Red Rock Power Limited and Irish energy utility ESB, and secured a Contract for Difference in CfD Allocation Round 4 in July 2022.
On completion, the project will be Scotland’s largest single source of renewable energy, generating the equivalent of the annual power needs of more than 1.7m homes.
About Forth Ports
Forth Ports Limited owns and operates eight commercial ports in the UK – Tilbury on the Thames, Dundee on the Firth of Tay and six on the Firth of Forth – Leith, Grangemouth, Rosyth, Methil, Burntisland and Kirkcaldy. Within and around the Firths of Forth and Tay, Forth Ports manages and operates an area of 280 square miles of navigable waters, including two specialised marine terminals for oil and gas export and provides other marine services, such as towage and conservancy.
Forth Ports is investing in major port infrastructure to support the UK’s drive to increase the country’s offshore renewable energy generating capacity and British supply chain content. This includes a £40m package of works at the Port of Dundee and an investment of over £50m in the 175-acre Leith Renewables Energy Hub.
Inch Cape Substations Supply Chain Event | 13 September, 2022 | Musselburgh
Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm
The Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm, currently in late stage 1080MW development, will see up to 72 turbines located 15 km off the Angus Coast and connect to the national transmission system at Cockenzie, East Lothian. The project will make a significant contribution to meeting the UK’s offshore wind target and will be Scotland’s largest single source of renewable power when built, generating the equivalent of the annual power needs of more than 1.7m homes.
The Project aims to start onshore works in early 2023 and offshore works late 2023, with first generation in 2025 and full commissioning in early 2026.
Having secured a Contract for Difference in Allocation Round 4, Inch Cape Offshore Limited is moving from development to delivery, focusing on working towards Financial Close in 2023 and procuring all remaining contracts.
The Project contracts are divided into six main categories:
- Wind Turbines
- Onshore and Offshore Substations – Substations awarded to Siemens-Iemants consortium
- Array cable and Export Cable
- Foundations and Substructures
- Transport and Installation
- Operations and Maintenance – based at Montrose Port Authority.
For the purpose of approaching the market, Inch Cape has adopted a Multi Contracting approach for healthy variety of opportunities for engagement with the option to bundle within the EPCI arrangements later.
The project team continues to develop direct relationships with suppliers of all Tiers to ensure they can maximise the input and ideas from all levels of the supply chain.
As part of this process, they will be hosting a number of in person and online meet the buyer events alongside Tier 1/principal contractors and other relevant stakeholders.
Date and Time
13 September, 2022 | 1030 - 1330 hrs
Location
Musselburgh Racecourse
Linkfield Road
Musselburgh
EH21 7REProgramme
10.30 Arrival tea & coffee
11.00 Welcome & project update: Duncan Humphries, Package Manager - Substations, Inch Cape
11.10 Presentation on substation opportunities: Jason Horsfall & Colette Flynn, Siemens Energy Limited
11.40 Q&A
12.00 Light lunch
12.30 One-to-one meetings (if requested)
13.30 Close
Register here.
Over the next 6 months Inch Cape will host others related to their key packages and they will provide detailed information on what they require from contractors for their various work packages in the advertising for individual events.
Inch Cape looks forward to meeting with as many UK-based suppliers as possible over the coming months and years as the Project moves from development to delivery in 2026.
If you would like more information and to be kept up to date with opportunities please fill in the registration page on the project website here:
Supplier Registration - Offshore Wind Farm | Inch Cape Wind
Contact
If you have any questions, please get in touch with carly.thompson@inchcapewind.co.uk.
SOWEC Collaborative Framework Charter launched
Today (11 May, 2022) at All Energy in Glasgow, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP launched the SOWEC Collaborative Framework Charter. 24 developers have signed up to the Charter including Forth and Tay Steering Group members, Red Rock, EDF Renewables and SSE Renewables, agreeing to work together to support the supply chain growth in Scotland, with an initial focus on floating platforms and fixed foundations.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said:“Wind power is already the cheapest form of power in our electricity mix – it is certainly, for example, cheaper than nuclear power.
“Scotland is developing both our onshore and offshore wind capacity. We have set out our intention of installing a further 8 to 12 gigawatts of onshore wind capacity.
“And the last few months have seen significant progress in developing our offshore wind sector - The Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council has co-ordinated a Collaborative Framework Charter, which is being published today.
“It has been signed by 24 companies and under the charter, those developers have agreed to collaborate, to create supply chain work within Scotland.”
SOWEC industry co-chair Brian McFarlane said: “Scotland’s offshore wind industry has made a series of commitments about working to support the Scottish supply chain. SOWEC’s Collaborative Framework is a practical way for developers and Scottish ports to work together, to help build a long-term pipeline of work, creating certainty that ports need to prioritise investment in higher value activities like fabrication. By working together developers can look for joint opportunities and also mitigate some of the risks faced in bringing together the infrastructure we will need to successfully build out the full pipeline of ScotWind projects.”
More information here.
Seagreen opens up great opportunities to the supply chain
Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm has selected Montrose Port as the location for its O&M base for the 114-turbine development, bringing investment and jobs to the local area for the 25-year life of the project.
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