Levenmouth demonstration turbine (Fife Energy Park) offshore wind farm
Levenmouth demonstration turbine (Fife Energy Park) is a 7 MW offshore wind farm with 1 turbines in Scottish waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2014; the record was last updated on 8 November 2018. Its REPD grid reference is 4 km from the nearest postcode on land (KY8 3RS, Fife). As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Consent timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 December 2009 | Application submitted |
| 18 November 2011 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 8 October 2013 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Turbines
- 1
- Turbine capacity
- 7 MW (ORE Catapult; REPD: 6 MW)
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 8 November 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Catapult
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- KY8 3RS (Fife), 4.0 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 102 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2528
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 |
|---|---|
| Leven (KY8) | 5.3 |
| Elie (KY9) | 9.4 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY1) | 11.6 |
| Glenrothes (KY7) | 13.1 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY2) | 14.6 |
| Glenrothes (KY6) | 15.6 |
| Gullane (EH31) | 16.1 |
| Cupar (KY15) | 16.5 |
| Anstruther (KY10) | 17.7 |
| North Berwick (EH39) | 18.8 |
| Burntisland (KY3) | 20.1 |
| Lochgelly (KY5) | 20.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forthwind | 20 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
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 (56.1607, -2.958).