Aberdeen Bay Wind Farm
It is scotlands largest test and demonstration offshore wind farm.
Aberdeen bay wind farm. The wind farm was initially proposed by the aberdeen renewable energy group areg in 2003. The offshore wind farm hosts the worlds most powerful wind turbines. An offshore wind test facility based off the coast of aberdeen has received more than 70 million in subsidy since it became operational according to new data. Up to date information on aberdeen offshore wind farm eowdc offshore wind farm in united kingdom.
Aberdeen september 7 2018. The european offshore wind deployment centre is located in aberdeen bay. Power output turbine statistics water depths developers and contractors wind speed project progress maps news articles weather and discussion forum. Sign up to our daily newsletter.
An offshore wind test. The original plan was for 20 two megawatt turbines in an eight kilometres long row about 1 kilometre offshore. I welcome the aberdeen bay offshore wind farm and hopefully many more like it across scotland to come because actually we do need lots more wind power in scotland. Aberdeen bay wind farm connection consultation november 2016.
It is to be located between blackdog and bridge of don near aberdeen. Scottish and southern electricity networks our licence stipulates that we must develop and maintain an efficient co ordinated and economical system of electricity transmission. Offshore wind executives are meeting today in aberdeen scotland as mhi vestas celebrates inauguration of the european offshore wind deployment centre with vattenfall. The project is full of innovation technical operational and environmental.
Mhi vestas along with project developer vattenfall is celebrating the opening of offshore winds latest demonstration project the 932 mw european offshore wind deployment centre eowdc. Aberdeen offshore wind farm grid connection lr 116029213 rev b. A geological survey of aberdeen bay was begun in 2007 and a grant of 40 million euros was offered by the european commission in 2009. Wind turbines off the coast of aberdeen will now turn for a quarter of a century after an application to prolong the life of the renewable energy development was a granted by officials yesterday.
05062020 714 am updated. Aberdeen bay wind farm collects over 70m in subsidies since start up. Vattenfalls aberdeen bay wind farm also known as the european offshore wind deployment centre eowdc started generating power in july 2018.