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title: "Aberdeen EOWDC"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/uk-aberdeen-eowdc/
identifier: uk-aberdeen-eowdc
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Aberdeen EOWDC

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/uk-aberdeen-eowdc/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre. Test facility for next-generation turbines in Aberdeen Bay.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sea basin | North Sea |
| Capacity | 93.2 MW |
| Turbines | 11 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | Vattenfall |
| Coordinates | 57.2225, -1.9728 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2018-09 |

## Milestones

- **Consent applied** — 2011-08-01 (achieved)
- **Consent granted** — 2013-03-26 (achieved)
- **Onshore construction** — 2016 (achieved)
- **Final investment decision** — 2016-07 (achieved)
- **Offshore construction** — 2018 (achieved)
- **First power** — 2018-07 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2018-09 (achieved)

## Offtake

Offtake regime on record


## Sources

Every figure above traces to one of these. Quoted passages are held but not republished; follow the link for the original wording.

- Marine Scotland, 2013-03-26 — https://marine.gov.scot/sites/default/files/00417203.pdf
- Vattenfall AB, 2016-07-21 — https://group.vattenfall.com/press-and-media/pressreleases/2016/vattenfall-to-build-a-wind-farm-off-aberdeen/
- Vattenfall AB, 2018-05-28 — https://group.vattenfall.com/uk/newsroom/pressreleases/stories/final-turbine-successfully-installed-for-eowdc
- Vattenfall AB, 2018-07-01 — https://group.vattenfall.com/press-and-media/pressreleases/2018/vattenfall-commissions-wind-turbines-with-the-worlds-largest-capacity
- Vattenfall AB, 2018-09-07 — https://group.vattenfall.com/press-and-media/pressreleases/2018/vattenfall-inaugurates-scottish-offshore-wind-farm
- Vattenfall AB, 2026-06-12 — https://www.vattenfall.co.uk/our-projects/european-offshore-wind-deployment-centre/
- Vattenfall AB, 2017 — https://group.vattenfall.com/uk/newsroom/pressreleases/2017/peterhead-port-awarded-major-offshore-wind-contract
- unknown, date not stated — https://www.gem.wiki/Aberdeen_Offshore_wind_farm
- GEBCO Compilation Group, 2020 — https://www.gebco.net/data_and_products/gridded_bathymetry_data/
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 2026-05-06 — https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69fc56908cc72d2f863ea58d/REPD_publication_Q1_2026.csv
- National Energy System Operator (NESO), 2026-07-21 — https://api.neso.energy/dataset/cbd45e54-e6e2-4a38-99f1-8de6fd96d7c1/resource/17becbab-e3e8-473f-b303-3806f43a6a10/download/tec-register-21-july-2026.csv
- Vattenfall, 2017-01-17 — https://group.vattenfall.com/siteassets/corporate/investors/investor_presentations/vattenfall_offshore_wind_170117.pdf
- Scottish Government Marine Directorate (MD-LOT), 2026-08-23 — https://marine.gov.scot/?q=marine-projects
- Companies House, 2026-06-17 — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC278869/filing-history/MzUyODU1MDM5OGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0

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