One of the world’s first commercial scale floating offshore wind projects is on track to be built in Scottish waters, after the team behind it announced it has hit a major milestone.
Consent applications have been submitted for Muir Mhòr Offshore Wind Farm, a 50/50 joint venture between Fred Olsen Seawind and Vattenfall.
The project is the first fully floating offshore wind farm from the ScotWind leasing process to reach the point of submitting both offshore and onshore consent applications for determination.
This follows a 12-month period of consultation with local communities and stakeholders most impacted by the development.
Once operational the wind farm will be able to generate up to 1GW of clean power, enough to provide electricity for the equivalent of up to 1.2 million homes every year.
David Hinshelwood, project director, said: “The submission of our two consent applications is a hugely significant milestone, not just for our team who have worked so hard to get here, but for Scotland and the rest of the UK as well.
“We are supporting?the ambitions of governments in Scotland and the UK to be a world leader in floating offshore wind, and a clean energy superpower.”
The wind farm – whose name means ‘Great Sea’ in Gaelic – will be located approximately 63km from Peterhead and could start generating in the early 2030s.
The team behind the project is also committed to building a supply chain that will contribute millions of pounds to the regional and wider Scottish and UK economies.
Around 40% of its contracted spend to date has been awarded to local suppliers and contractors.
In total, around £15.7 million in development-related contracts has been awarded throughout the UK, of which £6.31m has gone to Scottish-based suppliers.
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