Beatrice Demonstrator offshore wind farm
Beatrice Demonstrator is a 10 MW offshore wind farm with 2 turbines in Scottish waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 17 July 2007; the record was last updated on 31 May 2017. Its REPD grid reference is 19 km from the nearest postcode on land (KW2 6AB, Highland). As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Consent timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 January 2006 | Application submitted |
| 15 June 2006 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 1 September 2006 | Construction started |
| 17 July 2007 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Turbines
- 2
- Turbine capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 May 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Talisman Energy
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- KW2 6AB (Highland), 19.2 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2485
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Postcode districts within 40 km
| District | km |
|---|---|
| Whaligoe (KW2) | 19.3 |
| Lybster (KW3) | 23.7 |
| Wick (KW1) | 26.5 |
| Latheronwheel (KW5) | 29.1 |
| Dunbeath (KW6) | 32.5 |
| Berriedale (KW7) | 36.7 |
Straight-line distance from the centre of each postcode district to the REPD grid reference of the wind farm, which is a single point for the whole site.
Other offshore wind projects within 30 km
| Project | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beatrice | 588 | operational | 18.7 |
All offshore wind farms in UK waters
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database can lag behind consent decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (58.2528, -2.8884).