Recently, the Scottish government approved the extension of the 10-year operation period of the Levenmouth Offshore Wind Power Demonstration Project in Scotland operated by the UK's offshore renewable energy incubator to support UK offshore wind power research and technological innovation.
The Levenmouth Offshore Wind Power Demonstration Project was originally developed and invested by South Korea's Samsung Group. A Samsung 7MW offshore demonstration fan was installed on site. It was a technology-leading offshore wind turbine at the time. The project started operation in early 2014 with an approved operating time of 5 years. 2015 12 Month, ORE Catapult acquired the project for offshore wind power technology research. The project was originally scheduled to be completed in 2019. But in order to conduct more in-depth research, development, testing of new offshore wind power technology, ORE Catapult applied to the Scottish government for extended runtime By 2029, the Scottish government has agreed to the application.
ORE Catapult said that over the past four years, the Levenmouth project has provided support and services to more than 50 UK-related companies, including wind turbine-related projects worth more than £11 million. A former Edinburgh-based company successfully developed marine personnel with the Levenmouth project. The Offshore Personnal tranfer system has now established a production plant. The extended operation of the Levenmouth project will help the UK offshore wind industry and institutions continue to research new technologies and gain an in-depth understanding of offshore wind turbine operation and maintenance, thereby reducing costs and creating more The goal of multiple employment opportunities.
In addition, the Levenmouth project has received support from the Scottish government. The government has provided approximately £690,000 to support the development and data sharing of SME technology demonstration projects. In June 2018, ORE Catapult released an open operation and maintenance data platform. A series of data on this 7MW offshore wind turbine, test tower and substation will be provided to support offshore wind power technology research and new projects, new product development.