Dubai-headquartered engineering services provider Kent has been awarded a contract to conduct a pre-Front End Engineering Design (pre-FEED) study for the BP-led Morven offshore wind project in Scotland.

The Morven wind farm, a joint project between BP and German energy company EnBW will be located off the coast of Aberdeen in the UK North Sea with a planned nameplate capacity of 2.9 gigawatts once fully operational.

The infrastructure will consist of fixed-bottom turbines at a depth of 65-75 metres.

The pre-FEED work is expected to run for six months and focus on engineering design for foundations, corrosion protections, transportation and installation feasibility, Kent said.