---
title: "Ayre"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/uk-ayre/
identifier: uk-ayre
updated: 2026-10-13
---

# Ayre

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

ScotWind Floating. 33km from Orkney headland. Water depth >70m. Could power 1.2+ million homes. Floating platforms due to depth.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sea basin | Northeast Atlantic |
| Capacity | 1008 MW |
| Lifecycle stage | Early Development |
| Owners | Qair |
| Coordinates | 58.9773, -2.529 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2033 |
| Commercial operation (Hafrok's expected year) | 2036 (range 2036–2043) |
| Chance of delivery | Prospective (weight 0.557) |

## Milestones

- **Consent applied** — 2025-11 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2036 (expected)

## Offtake

No offtake secured — route to market open


## Sources

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

- unknown, date not stated — https://www.thistlewindpartners.scot/ayre/
- unknown, date not stated — https://www.enerdata.net/publications/daily-energy-news/planning-application-filed-1-gw-ayre-offshore-wind-project-scotland.html
- Qair Group, 2025-11-03 — https://www.qair.energy/qair-deme-and-aspiravi-agree-on-ownership-realignment-in-scotwind-project/
- Energy Global, 2025-11-04 — https://www.energyglobal.com/wind/04112025/qair-deme-and-aspiravi-agree-on-ownership-realignment-in-scotwind-project/
- NESO, 2026-06-12 — https://api.neso.energy/dataset/cbd45e54-e6e2-4a38-99f1-8de6fd96d7c1/resource/17becbab-e3e8-473f-b303-3806f43a6a10/download/tec-register-12-june-2026.csv
- Scottish Government Marine Directorate, 2024-06-17 — https://marine.gov.scot/?q=node/25326
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2025-12-12 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2025/12/12/qair-files-for-offshore-consent-for-ayre-floating-wind-farm/
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2026-03-13 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2026/03/13/qair-receives-onshore-planning-consent-for-1-gw-floating-offshore-wind-farm-in-scotland/
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2025-11 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2025/11/04/qair-takes-full-control-of-ayre-floating-wind-while-bowdun-shifts-to-deme-and-aspiravi/
- NS Energy, 2025 — https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/ayre-and-bowdun-offshore-wind-farms-scotland/
- Global Energy Monitor, 2026-07-02 — https://www.gem.wiki/Ayre_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/
- 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
- Scottish Government Marine Directorate (MD-LOT), 2026-08-23 — https://marine.gov.scot/?q=marine-projects
- DESNZ (gov.uk), 2026 — https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/contracts-for-difference-cfd-allocation-round-8

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