Pentland floating offshore wind farm
Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm is a 100 MW floating offshore wind farm in Scottish waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 28 June 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 January 2026. REPD gives a grid reference on the coast (KW14 8BH, Highland), not the position of the turbines, so the distance out to sea is not known from REPD. 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 |
|---|---|
| 9 August 2022 | Application submitted |
| 28 June 2023 | Marine licence and Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
Project details
- Technology
- floating offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Turbine height
- 300 m
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Highland Wind Limited / Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners / Eurus Energy
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- Marine Scotland
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- KW14 8BH (Highland), 0.1 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 46 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7
- REPD reference
- 11989
Who decides
As an offshore wind farm in Scottish waters, it is consented by Scottish Ministers; REPD names Marine Scotland as the consenting authority.
Other offshore wind projects within 30 km
| Project | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dounreay Trì Floating Wind Demonstration | 10 | under construction | 23.4 |
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 (58.5965, -3.5238), which is on the coast rather than at the turbines.