Cluaran Ear-Thuath / Bowdun Wind Farm (Thistle North East) (E3) offshore wind farm
Cluaran Ear-Thuath / Bowdun Wind Farm (Thistle North East) (E3) is a 1,000 MW offshore wind farm with 67 turbines in Scottish waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 6 May 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 13 July 2026. Its REPD grid reference is 48 km from the nearest postcode on land (AB42 0QH, Aberdeenshire). As an offshore wind farm in Scottish waters, it is consented by Scottish Ministers; REPD names Marine Scotland as the consenting authority.
Consent timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 May 2026 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 1,000 MW
- Turbines
- 67
- Turbine capacity
- 15 MW
- Turbine height
- 359 m
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 13 July 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Thistle Wind Partners
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- Marine Scotland
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- AB42 0QH (Aberdeenshire), 47.8 km from the REPD grid reference
- REPD reference
- 13418
Who decides
As an offshore wind farm in Scottish waters, it is consented by Scottish Ministers; REPD names Marine Scotland as the consenting authority.
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 (57.1409, -1.2258).