Orsted could turn gas platform into giant nest for bird branded North Sea wind's 'greatest consent risk'
Renewables and hydrocarbons groups look at recasting Wenlock facility as home for kittiwakes that have proved major obstacle to turbine development
A decommissioned gas platform could be transformed into a huge artificial kittiwake nest as Orsted looks to head-off further problems with the bird that has been named North Sea offshore wind’s “biggest consenting risk”.
The Danish renewables developer as part of planning for its Hornsea 4 project is working with gas industry players Alpha Petroleum and Energean over plans to repurpose the Wenlock platform in the southern North Sea as a long-term nesting structure for kittiwakes.
