close
close
darbo

Planning application made for 2GW Caledonia offshore wind farm

Posted on by Nargang
Planning application made for 2GW Caledonia offshore wind farm

Developed by Ocean Winds, the Caledonia offshore wind farm site was awarded in 2022 through the ScotWind process. Credit: Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm.

The planning application has been submitted to the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate for the Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm, which aims to generate 2GW of power in the outer Moray Firth.

The unveiling marks a significant milestone following development work underway since 2021.

Developed by Ocean Winds, the Caledonia offshore wind farm site was awarded in 2022 through the ScotWind process.

The site is immediately east of the operational Moray East offshore facility and Moray West, which is currently under construction.

The project promises to more than double the generation capacity of Ocean Winds, a 50:50 joint venture between EDP Renewables and Engiin the Moray Firth region.

With an area of ​​423 m² and a water depth of between 40 and 100 m, the proposed wind farm could include up to 140 turbines, each with a maximum capacity of 25 MW and a height of up to 355 m.

Access the most comprehensive company profiles on the market, provided by GlobalData. Save hours of research. Gain a competitive edge.

Company profile – free sample

your email download will arrive soon

We are confident in the unique quality of our company profiles. However, we want you to make the most beneficial decision for your business, so we’re offering a free sample that you can download by submitting the form below

Via GlobalData







Visit us privacy policy for more information about our services, how we may use, process and share your personal data, including information about your rights in relation to your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. Our services are intended for corporate subscribers and you warrant that the email address submitted is your corporate email address.

The development also includes plans for up to four offshore substation platforms and four offshore export cables reaching Stake Ness on the Aberdeenshire coast.

Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm Offshore Consent Manager Aleks Schmidt-Sweetingham said: “Our consent application is a major milestone and comes after three years of intensive work to study, survey, study and model the natural environment and human in the Moray Firth to produce a -quality environmental impact assessment report. I would like to thank everyone who has engaged with us to make this possible.

“The full application and report, covering both offshore and onshore, will be available for public consultation when confirmed by the Marine Directorate and published in the local and national press.”

Caledonia Project Director Mark Baxter said: “We have been developing offshore wind generation in the Moray Firth for over a decade and a half. We build and operate the projects we develop, so we understand the value of upfront investment in the early stages of a project to produce a high-quality app. This enables consenting authorities and their consultants to carry out their work with minimal difficulty or delay (…) – particularly important in ScotWind’s busy and competitive environment.

“Our site and situation means that not only can each phase of Caledonia be built with the commercially established fixed foundation technology that we have optimized for cost at Moray East and Moray West, (but) both sites can also be connected to shore using established AC (alternating current) technology. This frees Caledonia from the delays caused by long waiting lists in the global DC (direct current) supply chain and means that bases are available from already proven existing suppliers.”

In August 2024, offshore wind engineering consultancy Wood Thilsted was selected creating the structural design concept for the project’s turbine foundations, using extensive soil and metocean data collected over the past two years at the Caledonia site.