Name of the Project
Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) Offshore Wind Farm.

Location
The project is located off the coast of Fife, in Scotland.

Project Owner/s
The project is jointly owned by EDF Renewables and ESB.

Project Description
The project entails the construction of a 450 MW wind farm, which, once operational, will offset more than 400 000 t/y of carbon dioxide emissions and provide enough electricity to power more than 375 000 Scottish homes.

The wind farm will comprise 54 turbines of 8 MW each.

Two offshore export cables, about 37 km long, will connect the offshore substations to Thorntonloch beach, in East Lothian.

The onshore cable will connect the offshore cables to the onshore substation located at Crystal Rig, in the Lammermuir Hills, about 12.3 km away.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
£1.8-billion.

Planned Start/End Date
NnG is expected to be fully operational in 2023.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (wind turbines); Saipem (turbine foundations); GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions and HSM BV (onshore and offshore substations); Prysmian Group (onshore and offshore cable); DEME Offshore (engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the interarray and interconnector cables with offshore installation); and Fred Olsen Windcarrier (transportation and installation of the wind turbine generators).

Contact Details for Project Information
EDF Renewables, tel +33 9 69 36 63 83 or email simpleenergywithedf@edf.fr.
ESB, tel +353 1 703 8000 or email marketing@esbi.ie.