Moray Firth - Caledonia North offshore wind farm
Moray Firth - Caledonia North Offshore Wind Farm is a 900 MW offshore wind farm with 77 turbines in Scottish waters. Its status: granted consent and marine licences by the Scottish Government (announced 17 July 2026), not yet built (Scottish Government). The Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) still records: application submitted on 4 December 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 16 December 2024. REPD's grid reference for it is not at the wind farm site, so no distance from the coast is given. 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 |
|---|---|
| 4 December 2024 | Application submitted |
| 17 July 2026 | Consent and marine licences granted (Scottish Government) |
Status source: Scottish Government. The Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) still shows this project as “application submitted”.
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 900 MW
- Turbines
- 77
- Turbine height
- 355 m
- Status
- approved, not built (Scottish Government; REPD: application submitted)
- Record last updated
- 16 December 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Ocean Winds
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- Marine Scotland
- Application reference
- not recorded
- REPD reference
- 12307
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 events credited to a named source are from that source; other dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database can lag behind consent decisions.