Moray East Offshore Wind Farm
Map
Country
  • United Kingdom
LocationMoray Firth, North Sea
Coordinates58°10′01″N 2°41′55″W / 58.16708°N 2.69852°W / 58.16708; -2.69852
Commission date2022
Owner(s)
Wind farm
Type
Power generation
Units operational100 × 9.5 MW
Make and modelMHI Vestas V164-9.5MW (100)
Nameplate capacity
  • 950 MW
External links
Websitewww.morayeast.com
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Map
Wind farm layout

Moray East Wind Farm is an offshore wind farm located in the Moray Firth off the coast of Scotland.

History

The wind farm received consent in 2014,[1] and received a Contract for difference (CfD) at £57.50 per MWhr in 2017.[2]

The wind farm began exporting power in June 2021.[3] The final turbine was installed in September 2021.[4]

Full power output was achieved in April 2022[5] and was commissioned. However, as market prices had increased above the CfD price due to the 2021 United Kingdom natural gas supplier crisis, the operator deferred the CfD start.[2]

Technology

The wind farm includes 100 9.5 MW turbines from Vestas for a total generating capacity of 950 MW. The wind farm uses three 220 kV AC export cables to transmit generated power to the national grid.[6] The operations and maintenance base for the wind farm is located in Fraserburgh.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ McPhee, David (7 December 2018). "Moray East Windfarm announces £2.6bn project investment amid clutch of deals - News for the Energy Sector". Energy Voice. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Lempriere, Molly (5 May 2022). "BEIS calls on companies to act 'fairly' when triggering CfD support amid high power prices". Current+. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022.
  3. ^ Durakovic, Adnan (7 June 2021). "Moray East Offshore Wind Farm Starts Delivering". Offshore Wind. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. ^ Buljan, Adrijana (15 September 2021). "All Moray East Wind Turbines Installed". Offshore Wind. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Moray East Offshore Wind Farm Achieves Full Output". Offshore Engineer Magazine. 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022.
  6. ^ Durakovic, Adnan (11 August 2020). "First Moray East Export Cable Makes Landfall". Offshore Wind. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  7. ^ Penman, Hamish (21 October 2021). "Cabinet secretary cuts ribbon on Moray East O&M base". Energy Voice. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.

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