Copenhagen Offshore Partners

  • About COP
  • Vacancies
  • Graduate
  • Projects
  • Team
  • News
  • Contact

Published January 26, 2022

Pentland Demo offshore wind project secures UK Government funding to showcase innovative UK technologies

The Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Demonstrator (Demo) has been awarded £9.6m of UK Government funding to develop and demonstrate a suite of UK-manufactured innovative floating wind technologies for the first time.

The Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) Demonstrator Programme funding provided through the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio will help accelerate technologies to support the roll-out of large-scale floating offshore wind projects by driving down lifetime operational costs while creating manufacturing and supply chain opportunities for UK companies.

Richard Copeland, Project Director said: “The Pentland Demo project is a great opportunity to demonstrate new technologies which will accelerate the cost reduction and industrialisation of floating offshore wind in the UK.

“With this funding we will deploy several innovative technologies developed here in the UK by local companies. This provides a fantastic opportunity for our supply chain partners to showcase their capabilities and scale-up towards our 100 MW Pentland Array project and for large commercial-scale deployment through ScotWind projects and other floating wind opportunities in the UK and globally.”

Technologies to be developed and demonstrated for the first time answer the FOW Demonstrator Programme’s key challenges. They include:

  • A narrow footprint mooring system using nylon mooring lines – this will unlock shallow water floating offshore wind sites, reducing a site’s overall footprint and costs, and enabling greater co-existence with other sea users.
  • Higher capacity dynamic cable protection and ancillaries – this will enable the connection of next generation floating wind turbines, reducing cost by optimising design.
  • Floating assembly methodology – using modular industrialised components with the floating structure assembled in the UK.
  • Digital twin and advanced monitoring system –creating a state-of-the-art digital twin of a floating offshore wind turbine, developed using UK digital technology.

The Pentland Demo, located off the North coast of Scotland is majority owned by Danish fund management company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through one of its Copenhagen Infrastructure (CI) funds. It is the first stage of the Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm project and will showcase new floating wind technology with high localisation ahead of the larger Pentland Array. Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) is managing the project’s development activities on behalf of CIP.

The innovation project in receipt of the funding will be led by a joint team from COP’s Global Floating Offshore Wind Competence Centre in Edinburgh along with experts from SSE Renewables.

This funding announcement follows the success of CIP and its consortium partners SSE Renewables and Marubeni Corporation in the ScotWind leasing round, securing rights to develop what will become one of the world’s largest floating offshore wind farms off the east coast of Scotland.

Notes

For more information, please contact: Danielle Thomson, Senior Communication Advisor, Aspect: The Strategic Communication Experts | danielle.thomson@aspectreputation.com

About Copenhagen Offshore Partners

Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) conducts offshore wind development activities on behalf of the funds managed by CIP. COP is a leading and experienced provider of project development, construction management and operational management services to offshore wind projects.  The company is headquartered in Denmark and has offices in UK, Taiwan, Australia, Japan, Southern Korea and Vietnam. 

The virtual public consultation event for the Pentland array project is available online until 31 October 2021. More information and access to the event can be found here: https://pentlandfloatingwind.com/

About Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners P/S (CIP) is a fund management company focused on energy infrastructure including offshore wind, onshore wind, solar PV, biomass and energy-from-waste, transmission and distribution, reserve capacity and storage, and other energy assets like Power-to-X.

CIP has offices in Copenhagen, Hamburg, New York, Tokyo, Utrecht, Melbourne and London. CIP was founded in 2012 by senior executives from the energy industry in cooperation with PensionDanmark. CIP manages eight funds and has approximately EUR 16 billion under management.

Copenhagen Offshore Partners A/S is a company registrered under the laws of Denmark. Our registration number is CVR: DK 36914793.

  • Email
  • LinkedIn

Latest News

  • Congratulations to our colleagues
  • Pentland Demo offshore wind project secures UK Government funding to showcase innovative UK technologies
  • A success for ScotWind
  • Zhong Neng Project in Taiwan reaches Financial Close

Find us here


See large map
Copenhagen Offshore Partners · Amerika Plads 29 · 2100 København Ø · Denmark
We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept All”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. For more information check our Cookie-Policy
Cookie SettingsAccept All
Manage consent

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
CookieDurationDescription
cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement1 yearThe cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Advertisement".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional11 monthsThe cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy11 monthsThe cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
Functional
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
CookieDurationDescription
_ga2 yearsThis cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors.
_gat_gtag_UA_159576139_11 minuteThis cookie is set by Google and is used to distinguish users.
_gid1 dayThis cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages visted in an anonymous form.
CONSENT16 years 5 months 4 days 15 hours 7 minutesThese cookies are set via embedded youtube-videos. They register anonymous statistical data on for example how many times the video is displayed and what settings are used for playback.No sensitive data is collected unless you log in to your google account, in that case your choices are linked with your account, for example if you click “like” on a video.
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
CookieDurationDescription
IDE1 year 24 daysUsed by Google DoubleClick and stores information about how the user uses the website and any other advertisement before visiting the website. This is used to present users with ads that are relevant to them according to the user profile.
test_cookie15 minutesThis cookie is set by doubleclick.net. The purpose of the cookie is to determine if the user's browser supports cookies.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE5 months 27 daysThis cookie is set by Youtube. Used to track the information of the embedded YouTube videos on a website.
YSCsessionThis cookies is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos.
yt-remote-connected-devicesneverThese cookies are set via embedded youtube-videos.
yt-remote-device-idneverThese cookies are set via embedded youtube-videos.
Others
Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
SAVE & ACCEPT
Powered by CookieYes Logo