Two information days are being held for the public to meet senior members of the Ossian team and learn more about the project.
At up to 3.6GW of installed capacity, Ossian would be amongst the largest floating offshore wind farms globally and when operational could power up to 6 million homes a year.
The wind farm will be located approximately 80kms off the east coast of Scotland, with the renewable energy generated being delivered to the national grid at two new substations in Lincolnshire, one at Weston Marsh, near Spalding, and the other close to Alford.
Members of the public are being invited to attend the information days and ask any questions they may have about the project, its potential impact and how the local community may benefit.
The information sessions mark the beginning of an extensive programme of engagement and consultation events.
Paul Darnbrough, Ossian’s consents team manager said: 'Local community engagement and hearing views and opinions early, is very important to the team.
'Our aim is to foster open and honest communication with the communities in which we will be developing and operating.
'These information days will be the first of many opportunities to feed into our project plans. Ossian plans to install subsea cables from the wind farm off the coast of Scotland to a landfall on the Lincolnshire coast. From there the power would be transmitted to the National Grid’s electrical system via underground cables to new project converter stations.
'The proposals are at an early stage in their development, and we’re committed to meaningful engagement with local communities and stakeholders to help shape and inform the project.
'We are looking forward to the opportunity to speak with the community, answer questions, and address any concerns they may have.'
The proposed Ossian Project is being co-developed by leading UK renewable energy developer, SSE Renewables, Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corporation and Danish fund management company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.
Combining local expertise and global experience in developing offshore wind, the project could deliver significant social, economic and decarbonisation benefits to the UK.
Ossian will also be supporting local community projects and working with neighbouring infrastructure developments.
The project is planning academic engagement and outreach with education and relevant stakeholders in Lincolnshire to build up a picture of what expertise are available locally.
There will be further stages of public consultation in 2025 ahead of the application for consent to develop the transmission works being submitted in 2026.
Further information on the development of Ossian’s transmission works will be made available via ossiantransmission.com as the project progresses.
Source: SSE Renewables
