Hywind Scotland Pilot Park (Hywind 2) Demonstrator offshore wind farm
Hywind Scotland Pilot Park (Hywind 2) Demonstrator is a 30 MW offshore wind farm with 5 turbines in Scottish waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 27 October 2017; the record was last updated on 4 July 2018. Its REPD grid reference is 20 km from the nearest postcode on land (AB42 1BP, 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 |
|---|---|
| 27 March 2015 | Application submitted |
| 30 October 2015 | Marine licence and Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 27 April 2017 | Construction started |
| 27 October 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Turbines
- 5
- Turbine capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 July 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Statoil
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- Marine Scotland
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- AB42 1BP (Aberdeenshire), 19.6 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 31 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2479
Who decides
As an offshore wind farm in Scottish waters, it is consented by Scottish Ministers; REPD names Marine Scotland as the consenting authority.
Postcode districts within 40 km
| District | km |
|---|---|
| Peterhead (AB42) | 27.0 |
| Fraserburgh (AB43) | 39.5 |
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.
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 (57.5075, -1.4426).