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    BP plans to build an offshore wind farm in Scotland

    • Last Update: 2021-06-09
    • Source: Internet
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    China Petrochemical News Network reported on May 3, according to the OE website, the Times reported earlier on Monday that British Petroleum (BP) is preparing to bid for the right to build a wind farm near Scotland.


    BP CEO Bernard Rooney told the New York Times that the company is considering bidding for the upcoming Royal Scottish asset auction to lease the seabed near Scotland for offshore wind projects.


    According to the "Times" report, the deadline for bids for 17 submarine areas covering an area of ​​8,600 square kilometers (3,320 square miles) is July 16.


    According to "The Times" report, BP and EnBW Energie Baden Wuerttemberg AG are jointly bidding for lease rights in Scotland.


    In February of this year, BP and Enbw won two places totaling 3 gigawatts.


    Its goal is to increase renewable energy power generation from the current 3.


    Hao Fen translated from OE

    The original text is as follows:

    Report: BP Looking to Build Offshore Wind Farms in Scotland

    BP Plc is preparing to bid for the rights to build wind farms off Scotland, The Times reported early on Monday.


    BP Chief Executive Officer Bernard Looney told he Times the firm was looking at bidding in the forthcoming Crown Estate Scotland auction to lease the seabed off Scotland for offshore wind projects.


    Bids for the ScotWind process, offering 17 areas spanning 8,600 square km (3,320 square miles) of seabed, are yet to be finalized with a deadline of July 16, The Times reported.


    BP is working on bidding jointly for the Scottish leases with EnBW Energie Baden Wuerttemberg AG, the German regional utility it partnered with on its first move into Britain's offshore wind market in February in the Irish Sea, The Times report said.


    In February, BP won two sites representing a total of 3 gigawatts (GW) jointly with EnBW, in what Bernstein analysts called a “highly contested race”.


    It aims to ramp up renewable power generation from 3.


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