Ossian floating offshore wind farm to host consultation events
A series of face-to-face and online consultation events are being held for members of the public to learn more about the Ossian Transmission Infrastructure and provide feedback on its early-stage proposals.
If approved for delivery, Ossian would be one of the largest floating offshore wind projects in the world with up to 3.6GW of potential capacity.
Located approximately 80kms off the east coast of Scotland, when operational, it could power up to *6 million homes and would connect to new National Grid infrastructure near Spalding and Alford in Lincolnshire.
Paul Darnbrough, Ossian’s consents team manager said:
“Our plans are very much at an early stage, but we are keen to share our latest information and engage with the local community.
“To connect to the new national Grid infrastructure, Ossian will need to install subsea electrical transmission cables from the wind farm to a location on the Lincolnshire coast.
“From this point on, cables will be installed underground, connecting into the national grid electrical system via new project converter stations.
“Senior members of the project team will be available to discuss these proposals, referred to as the Ossian Transmission Infrastructure, at six in-person events throughout March.
“There will also be a webinar at the beginning of April for people who can’t make it in person.”
These non-statutory consultation events are the latest in an extensive programme of engagement. In October last year, the project team hosted Project Information Days in Aby and Spalding.
This month’s events are detailed in the table below:
Table of consultation events
The webinar will take place from 6pm to 7pm on Wednesday 2 April, with registration being taken at www.ossiantransmission.com.
Members of the public are invited to attend the events and ask any questions they may have about the project, its potential impact and how the local community may benefit.
Paul Darnbrough said:
“The Public Information Days in October were extremely useful and we were able to gather a lot of very helpful information that has been fed into the project plan.
“We’re committed to meaningful conversations with the communities in which we will be developing and operating.
“The upcoming events are an important part of that plan, and we look forward to answering questions and addressing any concerns.”
Throughout the consultation period, Ossian will be looking to better understand how the project could support local community projects and work with neighbouring infrastructure developments.
The project is planning academic engagement and outreach with relevant stakeholders in Lincolnshire to build up a picture of what expertise is available locally.
There will be further stages of public consultation in 2025 before the Development Consent Order (DCO) application is submitted in 2026.
Further information on the development of Ossian’s transmission works will be made available via ossiantransmission.com as the project progresses.
As well as being able to feedback in person at the events, the project team can also be contacted via:
Email: info@ossiantransmission.com
Website: www.ossiantransmission.com
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Telephone: 0800 138 5407