European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) (Aberdeen Bay - Demonstration site) offshore wind farm
European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) (Aberdeen Bay - Demonstration site) is a 96.8 MW offshore wind farm with 11 turbines in Scottish waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 7 September 2018; the record was last updated on 30 April 2019. REPD gives a grid reference on the coast (AB11 5DP, Aberdeen City), not the position of the turbines, so the distance out to sea is not known from REPD. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Consent timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 August 2011 | Application submitted |
| 26 March 2013 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 7 April 2018 | Construction started |
| 7 September 2018 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 96.8 MW
- Turbines
- 11
- Turbine capacity
- 8.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 April 2019
- Operator or applicant
- Vattenfall
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- AB11 5DP (Aberdeen City), 0.2 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 82 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2505
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Other offshore wind projects within 30 km
| Project | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kincardine Offshore Windfarm | 49.5 | operational | 20.5 |
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 (57.1462, -2.0728), which is on the coast rather than at the turbines.