West of Orkney offshore wind farm
West of Orkney Wind Farm is a 2,000 MW offshore wind farm with 125 turbines in Scottish waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 27 June 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 14 July 2025. Its REPD grid reference is 32 km from the nearest postcode on land (KW14 7UZ, Highland). 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 |
|---|---|
| 18 September 2023 | Application submitted |
| 27 June 2025 | Marine licence and Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 2,000 MW
- Turbines
- 125
- Turbine capacity
- 16 MW
- Turbine height
- 360 m
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 14 July 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Total Energies / RIDG
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- Marine Scotland
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- KW14 7UZ (Highland), 31.7 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 93 weeks
- REPD reference
- 10772
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 |
|---|---|
| Thurso (KW14) | 36.9 |
| Stromness (KW16) | 38.2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dounreay Trì Floating Wind Demonstration | 10 | under construction | 18.4 |
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 (58.863, -3.9142).