Sectoral marine plan: appropriate assessment
Assessment of the implications of the sectoral marine plan for offshore wind energy for designated special areas of conservation special protection areas, candidate special areas of conservation and proposed special protection areas in view of the sites' conservation objectives.
Appendix One: In-Combination Assessment - Offshore Wind Farms
Table 17 below provides a summary of the operational and planned offshore wind, tidal and wave renewable energy projects within Scottish Territorial Waters taken into account in this AA. This list was current at time of publication of the HRA Report (December 2019).
| Energy Type |
Name/ Location |
Company (Project Website) |
Status |
Capacity (MW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind |
Robin Rigg |
Fully operational since September 2010. |
174 |
|
| Wind |
Beatrice Demonstrator |
SSE Renewables / Talisman |
Entering decommissioning (2024 - 2027) |
10 |
| Wind |
Levenmouth Turbine |
Fully operational |
7 |
|
| Wind |
Hywind |
Fully operational |
30 |
|
| Wind |
Aberdeen Bay (EOWDC) |
Fully operational |
93.2 |
|
| Wind |
Beatrice |
Fully operational |
588 |
|
| Wind |
Neart na Gaoithe |
Consented December 2018 (Varied June 2019). |
450 |
|
| Wind |
Firth of Forth 1 (Seagreen Alpha and Bravo) |
Consent granted October 2014 (varied August 2018 to remove maximum capacity). Updated application for optimised project submitted September 2018. Construction anticipated to commence by 2022. |
1500 |
|
| Wind |
Moray East |
Consent granted in March 2014. Delivery expected early 2020s. |
950 |
|
| Wind |
Inch Cape |
New application submitted August 2018. |
700 |
|
| Wind |
Kincardine |
Consent received 2017. Currently under construction (one turbine operational) |
49.6 |
|
| Wind |
Dounreay Tri Demonstration Project |
Currently on hold, delivery expected 2020 (company in administration) |
12 |
|
| Wind |
Firth of Forth 2 (Charlie) |
In planning |
1800 |
|
| Wind |
Firth of Forth 3 (Delta) |
In planning |
800 |
|
| Wind |
Moray Firth Western Development Area |
Consented June 2019. Delivery potential in mid 2020s |
850 |
|
| Wind |
Forthwind OWF, Methil |
Forthwind Ltd |
Consented, (Consent varied May 2019 to increase capacity) |
29.9 |
| Wind Total |
8209.7 |
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| Tidal Stream |
North Yell, Bluemull Sound, Shetland |
Fully operational since 2017. Expansion to 0.6 MW planned. |
0.3 |
|
| Tidal Stream |
Sound of Islay |
Consent granted in March 2011. Pre-construction. (not currently active as a project) |
10 |
|
| Tidal Stream |
Ness of Duncansby, Pentland Firth |
In early stages of planning. Agreement to lease secured. |
95 |
|
| Tidal Stream |
Westray South, Pentland Firth |
In development. Agreement to lease secured. Scoping Report submitted November 2011. |
200 |
|
| Tidal Stream |
Brough Ness, Pentland Firth |
In development. |
100 |
|
| Tidal Stream |
Inner Sound, Pentland Firth |
Phase 1 (6 MW) in operation. |
398 |
|
| Tidal Stream |
Mull of Kintyre, Argyll |
Consent granted in May 2014 for one demonstration turbine (0.5MW) to be installed. Pre-construction. |
0.5 |
|
| Tidal Stream |
Isle of Islay, Islay |
In development. Agreement to lease secured. Consent received 2017. |
30 |
|
| Tidal Stream |
Lashy Sound |
In development. Agreement to lease secured. Scoping Report submitted in July 2014. |
10 |
|
| Tidal Stream |
Brims Tidal Array (formerly Cantick Head) |
SSE Renewables and OpenHydro Group Ltd |
In development. Agreement to lease secured. EIA submitted 2016 (company in administration) |
200 |
| Tidal Stream |
Mull of Galloway |
In planning. Agreement to lease secured. |
30 |
|
| Tidal Stream |
Fall of Warness |
European Marine Energy Centre Ltd |
Test site. Operational Feb 2019. |
N/A |
| Tidal Stream |
Shapinsay Sound |
European Marine Energy Centre Ltd |
Test site. |
N/A |
| Tidal Stream |
Islay Demonstration Zone |
European Marine Energy Centre Ltd |
Test site. |
N/A |
| Tidal Stream |
Stronsay Firth |
European Marine Energy Centre Ltd |
Test site. |
N/A |
| Tidal Total |
1,073 |
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| Wave |
Billia Croo |
European Marine Energy Centre Ltd |
Test site |
N/A |
| Wave |
Scapa Flow |
European Marine Energy Centre Ltd |
N/A |
|
| Wave |
Scottish Sea Farms (MANTA) - Teisti Geo |
Scottish Sea Farms |
Marine Licence Granted May 2018 (Operational) |
0.262 |
| Wave |
WaveNet Mingary |
Wavenet Energy Mingary Ltd. |
Marine Licence issued - operational |
0.45 |
| Wave |
Harris Demonstration Zone |
European Marine Energy Centre Ltd |
Test site |
N/A |
| Wave Total |
0.712 |
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| Hybrid |
Katanes Floating Energy Park |
Katanes Floating Energy Ltd |
Screening opinion issued November 2017 |
11.6 |
| Hybrid Total |
11.6 |
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