The consents are overdue, having initially been slated fordelivery by last autumn.

Among Ardersier’s strongest claims to becoming such anoffshore wind hub is its proximity to the Moray Firth and Beatrice projects,which were today consented by the Scottish government.

Formerly known as the McDermott yard, the brownfield site now at Ardersier was built on reclaimed land along Scotland’s Moray Firth during the 1970s, andwas a significant fabrication yard during the North Sea oil boom.

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