23rd October 2024
Stromar project director Nicholas Ritchie
Stromar, one of Scotland’s flagship floating offshore wind developments, is inviting communities to the first phase of its statutory consultation events for the project.
The events, which will be supported by a virtual exhibition, are to be held next month (November) across Aberdeenshire and the north of Scotland including Cuminestown, Fraserburgh, New Deer, Rosehearty, Strichen and Wick.
Stromar is a proposed development off Caithness, around 80km north of Fraserburgh, with plans to export the clean energy into
the National Grid at Greens, which is located between Cuminestown and New Deer.
Stromar could consist of up to 100 offshore wind turbines and has the potential to generate up to 1.5GW of green energy – enough to power the equivalent electricity for almost 1.5million homes¹.
The project is led by a consortium of three companies at the global forefront of floating offshore wind – Ørsted, BlueFloat Energy, and Nadara.
Project director, Nicholas Ritchie, said: “The consultation events are a crucial part of the statutory planning process and give communities the opportunity to find out more about how Stromar is progressing and provide feedback on the latest developments for the project.
“Since holding information days about the project in March, we have refined our plans considerably. We look forward to sharing these updates at the consultation events, including how feedback has helped shape our plans so far, as well as receiving further valuable feedback which will continue to be considered in the project’s design and development.”
The consultation for Stromar includes in-person events which will be held on the following dates while a virtual exhibition will run from November 11 to December 23, 2024, via Stromar’s website at www.stromarwind.co.uk
- Tuesday, November 12
Cuminestown Community Hall, Main St, Cuminestown AB53 5YJ │ 2pm – 6pm
- Wednesday, November 13
New Deer Public Hall, Church Crescent, New Deer AB53 6WE │ 3pm – 8pm
- Thursday, November 14
Ritchie Hall, 30 Sleigh Crescent, Strichen AB43 6TY │ 3pm – 8pm
- Monday, November 18
Rosehearty Hall, 25 Fordyce Street, Rosehearty, Fraserburgh AB43 7NS │ 3pm – 8pm
- Tuesday, November 19
North East Scotland College, Fraserburgh Campus (front entrance), off Henderson Road, Fraserburgh AB43 9GA │ 3pm – 8pm
- Thursday, November 21
Mackays Hotel, Union St, Wick KW1 5ED │ 3pm – 8pm
Stromar was awarded rights by Crown Estate Scotland under the ScotWind leasing round which could see a total of up to 28.6GW of offshore wind capacity deployed in Scottish waters, significantly contributing towards Scotland’s Net Zero targets.
More information about Stromar, including the consultation events, is available on Stromar’s website: www.stromarwind.co.uk