Moray Firth is first Round 3 project into UK planning system

The zone would see up to 1.5GW of development

Portugal’s EDP Renewables (EDPR) and Spain’s Repsol have sent off their planning application for their Round 3 Moray Firth zone, beating E.ON to the punch and launching a new era for UK offshore wind.

Clocking in at 1.5GW, Moray Firth is the first Round 3 project to hand in its planning application, beating out E.ON’s Rampion project, which will be about half the size.

As recently as April, E.ON told Recharge it intended to hand its application to the UK’s Infrastructure Planning Commission in August.

The Moray Firth zone was awarded to EDPR and SeaEnergy Renewables in 2010. Spanish oil and gas giant Repsol then purchased SeaEnergy Renewables last summer, absorbing its 33% stake in the project – as well as its shares of…

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