Port of Nigg is owned and operated by Global Energy Group, the UK’s leading integrated energy supply chain and infrastructure service provider. As Scotland’s premier green freeport renewables superhub, the Port of Nigg built a successful track record within the offshore renewables industry, managing over 3.5GW of offshore wind assets.
Address: Port of Nigg, Nigg, Tain IV19 1QU
Email: renewables@gegroup.com
Website: www.nigg.com | gegroup.com
- Green Freeport
- 1,200m+ Quayside
- 50 t/m2 Ground Load Bearing
- 380,000sqm Laydown Space
- 12m Water Depth (Below CD)
Value Proposition for Offshore Wind
Manufacturing
Assembly
Fabrication
Marshalling
Integration
O&M
Existing Quayside & Water Depths
- Quay Length at <8m CD Water Depth: 130m
- Quay Length at 8m-10m CD Water Depth: 240m
- Quay Length at 10m-12m CD Water Depth: 0
- Quay Length at 12m+ CD Water Depth: 765m
- Total Quay Length: 1,135m
Existing Site Infrastructure
- Max Load Bearing - Quayside: 50 t/m² UDL
- Max Load Bearing - Storage Area: 50 t/m² UDL
- Yard Space at Quayside: 38 Hectares
- Covered Storage: 3,600 m²
- Wet Storage: 0
Offshore Wind Experience
Fabrication
Foundation Marshalling
WTG Marshalling
Future Infrastructure Plans
- Quayside Length: 1,835
- Water Depth - Minimum: 9.1m
- Water Depth - Maximum: 22.0m
- Load Bearing - Quayside: 50 t/m²
- Load Bearing - Storage Area: 50 t/m²
- Yard Space at Quayside: 67 Hectares
- Wet Storage: 0
- Year of Implementation: 2024
- Year Available: 2028
Existing Infrastructure for XL Components
- Heavy Lift Quay Length: 895m
- Heavy Lift Quay Area: 30,890m²
- Heavy Lift Load Bearing - Quayside: 50 t/m² UDL
- Large Component Laydown Area: 67 Hectares
- Laydown Area Load Bearing Capacity: 50 t/m² UDL
Future Infrastructure for XL Components
- Heavy Lift Quay Length: 1,595m
- Heavy Lift Quay Area: 49,550m²
- Heavy Lift Load Bearing - Quayside: 50 t/m² UDL
- Large Component Laydown Area: 67 Hectares
- Laydown Area Load Bearing Capacity: 50 t/m² UDL
