Salamander Floating Wind Project is a 100MW offshore wind power project. It is planned in North Sea, Scotland, the UK. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently at the permitting stage. It will be developed in a single phase. The project construction is likely to commence in 2026 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2029. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is being developed and currently owned by Orsted, Simply Blue Energy and Subsea 7. The company's ownership stake in the project stands as 80%, 10% and 10% respectively.
The project is expected to supply enough clean energy to power 100,000 households. The turbines will be mounted on floating type foundations and will be interconnected by 66kV inter-array cable.
The wind power project consists of 7 turbines.
Development status
The project construction is expected to commence from 2026. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 2029.
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About Orsted
Orsted AS (Orsted) is a renewable energy company. It develops, constructs and operates offshore and onshore wind farms, bioenergy plants, solar farms, and energy storage facilities, and provides waste-to-energy solutions and smart energy products. It produces heat and electricity using coal, natural gas, oil, biomass, wind and solar sources; and sells power and gas in wholesale and retail markets, and optimizes and hedges its energy portfolio. Orsted also owns and operates gas and power contracts, and originates and trades these for optimizing its portfolio; and operates Rene science plants, biogas upgrade facilities and biogas plants. It has operations in the UK, Denmark, Germany, the US, the Netherlands and other. Orsted is headquartered in Fredericia, Denmark.
About Simply Blue Energy
Simply Blue Energy Ltd is a power generation company that specialises in providing power and electricity generation, transmission, supply, production, and distribution services. The company is headquartered in Cork, Ireland.
About Subsea 7
Subsea 7 SA (Subsea 7) is a subsea engineering, construction, and service-providing company. It provides engineering, project management, supply chain, and vessel management services. The company connects seabed wellhead structures to surface facilities, such as platforms and floating production and offloading systems. Subsea 7 offers fully integrated offshore products and services for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of existing offshore infrastructures. It also installs offshore wind turbines, structures, and substations; transports and installs offshore oil and gas structures; and decommissions redundant offshore structures. It also serves customers in the offshore infrastructure sector across the UK, Norway, the US, Egypt, Brazil, Nigeria, Australia, Angola, Canada, Ghana, France, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and other countries. Subsea 7 is headquartered in Sutton, England, the UK.
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