The port has constructed two crew transfer vessel (CTV) pontoons at Port Hendry with the support of grant funding of over £220,000 from ETZ, the not-for-profit company behind the energy transition in the North-east of Scotland.
CTVs are used in the offshore renewables sector and the pontoons are helping attract new investment and accelerating business growth and the creation of jobs in the low carbon sector.
Peterhead Port is no stranger to offshore renewables, providing as it does a dedicated berth for CTV vessels operating on the Hywind project 18 miles off Peterhead, the world’s first commercial offshore wind farm using floating turbines.
The Port was also involved in the construction of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), the offshore wind test and demonstration facility developed by Vattenfall off the Aberdeenshire coast.
The Port accommodated floating cranes with a maximum lifting capacity of 5,000 tonnes and barges that transported turbine foundations to the wind farm.
With up to 20GW of offshore renewables due to be developed in the next decade under ScotWind and INTOG, opportunities abound, and Peterhead is geographically ideally positioned to support major projects.
O&M has been identified as a key component of this support, and beyond the Hywind CTV the Port had a high volume of CTV calls in recent years.
See Also
Tanker Jetty
ASCO
North Base
Renewables & Energy Transition
