Initial original offshore wind projects in Scotland

Listed below are all the operational, under construction and in planning projects from initial leasing rounds along with details of their developers.

Initial Offshore Wind Project Map

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Operational wind farms

Competed wind farms that are generating electricity. These include Robin Rigg, Aberdeen Bay, Beatrice, Hywind Scotland, Kincardine, Levenmouth, Moray East, Moray West, Seagreen and Neart na Gaoithe

Robin Rigg

Developer: RWE
Capacity: 174MW
Turbine: 3MW Vestas (58)
Substructure: Monopiles
Location: Solway Firth
Date Commissioned: 2010

Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm

Developer: Vattenfall
Capacity: 96.8MW
Turbine: 8.8MW Vestas (11)
Substructure: Three legged jackets with suction buckets
Location: Aberdeen Bay
Date Commissioned: 2018

Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm

Developers: SSE Renewables, CIP and Red Rock Power
Capacity: 588MW
Turbine: 7MW Vestas (84)
Substructures: Jackets
Location: Moray Firth
Date Commissioned: 2019

Hywind Scotland

Developer: Equinor
Capacity: 30MW
Turbine: 6MW Siemens Gamesa (5)
Substructures: Floating spar type
Location: Buchan Deep (off Peterhead)
Date Commissioned: 2017

Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine

Developer: Samsung Heavy Industries (now operated by the ORE Catapult as a test platform)
Capacity: 7MW
Turbine: 7MW Samsung (1)
Substructure: Jacket
Location: Methil, Fife
Date Commissioned: 2014

Kincardine Offshore Wind Farm

Developer: ACS
Capacity: 48MW
Turbine: 9.5MW Vestas (5)
Substructure: Floating semi-sub
Location: Off Angus coast
Date Commissioned: 2021

Moray East

Developers: Ocean Winds (40%), Diamond Green Limited (33.4%) and Equitix (26.6%)
Capacity: 950MW
Turbine: 9.5MW Vestas (100)
Substructure: Jackets
Location: Moray Firth
Date Commissioned: 2021

Seagreen1

Developer: TotalEnergies (51%) and SSE Renewables (49%)
Capacity: 1140MW
Turbine: 10MW Vestas (114)
Substructure: Jackets
Location: Firth of Fourth
Expected commissioning date: 2023

Moray West

Developer: Ocean Winds
Capacity: 850MW
Turbine: 10MW Vestas (85)
Substructure: XXL Monopiles
Location: Moray Firth
Status - Constructed and operational with CfD secured for 294MW
Commissioned date: 24th April 2025

Neart na Gaoithe

Developer: EDF Renewables (50%) and ESB (50%)
Capacity: 448MW
Turbine: 8.3MW Siemens Gamesa (54)
Substructure: Three legged jackets
Location: Firth of Forth (off Fife coast)
Status: Operational
Commissioning date: July 2025

Under Construction

Only one project is currently in the construction phase, Inch Cape.

Inch Cape

Developer: Red Rock Renewables and ESB
Capacity: 1080MW
Turbine: 15MW (72)
Substructure: Monopiles
Location: Firth of Forth
Expected commissioning date: 2026
Status - consented and under construction with CfD secured

In development

These projects are subject to a scoping or planning application or are consented but not yet under construction. They include Seagreen 1a, Pentland, Forth Wind and Berwick Bank.

Seagreen1a

Developer: TotalEnergies (51%) and SSE Renewables (49%)
Capacity: 576MW
Turbine: 16MW (36) - TBC but based on Section 36 amendment submitted
Substructure: Jackets
Location: Firth of Fourth
Expected commissioning date: 2028
Status - consented but subject to Section 36 amendment application

Forth Wind

Developer: Cierco
Capacity: 30MW
Turbine: 15MW (2) demonstration turbines
Substructure: Jackets?
Location: Off Methil, Fife Coast
Expected commissioning date: 2026
Consented

Pentland Floating Offshore Wind

Developer: Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)
Capacity: 100MW
Turbine: 15MW (7)
Substructure: Floating semi-sub substructures (Stiesdal Offshore)
Location: 6.5km off Dounreay, Caithness Coast
Expected commissioning date: 2027
Status - Consented

Berwick Bank

Developer: SSE Renewables
Capacity: 4160MW
Turbine: 16MW (260)
Substructures: Jacket Foundations with Pin Piles.
Location: Firth of Forth, 40km of East Lothian coast
Expected Commissioning Date: 2028
Status - Consented

Leasing rounds

Find out more about the additional leasing rounds and floating wind in Scotland.