French energy major TotalEnergies has opened its UK Offshore Wind Hub in Aberdeen, Scotland.
The Hub was opened by Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies. It will be part of the company’s existing offshore operations centre in Aberdeen and will enable the transition of staff from oil and gas to offshore wind.
”Investing in energy projects in Scotland and the North Sea has been at the heart of TotalEnergies’ history,” Pouyanné said.
”I am proud of the success of our partnership with Scotland and of our joint achievements, in particular the development of the offshore industry. With the energy transition gathering speed, we see Scotland as a great place to broaden our relationship by investing in offshore wind.
As a global multi energy company long engaged in UK energy supply, our decision to base our UK Offshore Wind Hub here in Aberdeen is a mark of our confidence in the future of renewables in the UK and our continued commitment to Scotland and the North Sea.”
The announcement comes as TotalEnergies, in partnership with Macquarie’s Green Investment Group and Scottish developer Renewable Infrastructure Development Group (RIDG), takes part in the ScotWind leasing round having proposed a 2 GW offshore wind project called West of Orkney Windfarm.
