Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm project, Scotland
Name and Location
Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm project, North Sea, Scotland.
Client
Mainstream Renewable Power.
Project Description
Neart na Gaoithe will be the first large-scale offshore wind farm built and operated in Scottish waters to be directly connected to the Scottish electricity system.
The project has the potential to generate 450 MW of renewable energy, which is enough to power 325 000 Scottish homes. The wind farm will consist of up to 75 wind turbines and will occupy about 80 km2. At its closest point to land, it will lie more than 15 km off the Fife coast in water depths of 45 m to 55 m.
The subsea cable transmitting the wind farm’s power will come ashore at Thorntonloch Beach, in East Lothian, from where its underground cable will travel along a 12.5 km route to a substation located within the Crystal Rig onshore wind farm, in the Lammermuir Hills. Grid connection will occur in December 2016.
The wind farm will offset more than 400 000 t of carbon dioxide emissions a year.
Value
The project is estimated at £1.5-billion.
Duration
The wind farm is expected to start preconstruction activities in 2015 and generate electricity by 2018.
Latest Developments
Mainstream Renewable Power has received consent from the Scottish government to build and operate its 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm, in the Outer Forth Estuary, in the North Sea.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Mainstream Renewable Power, tel +44 141 2063860 or email info-scotland@mainstreamrp.com.
Article Enquiry
Email Article
Save Article
To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here
Research Reports
Projects
Latest Multimedia
Latest News
Showroom
Developed to exceed the latest EN 15964 standards for police breathalysers proving that it will remain accurate and reliable for many years to come.
VISIT SHOWROOM
Rittal is a world leading provider of top-quality integrated systems for enclosures, power distribution, climate control, IT infrastructure and...
VISIT SHOWROOM
Announcements
What's On
Subscribe to improve your user experience...
Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):
Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):
All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors
including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.
Already a subscriber?
Forgotten your password?
Receive weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
➕
Recieve daily email newsletters
➕
Access to full search results
➕
Access archive of magazine back copies
➕
Access to Projects in Progress
➕
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA
R4500 (equivalent of R375 a month)
SUBSCRIBEAll benefits from Option 1
➕
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports on various industrial and mining sectors, in PDF format, including on:
Electricity
➕
Water
➕
Energy Transition
➕
Hydrogen
➕
Roads, Rail and Ports
➕
Coal
➕
Gold
➕
Platinum
➕
Battery Metals
➕
etc.
Receive all benefits from Option 1 or Option 2 delivered to numerous people at your company
➕
Multiple User names and Passwords for simultaneous log-ins
➕
Intranet integration access to all in your organisation
