Ayre
ScotWind Floating. 33km from Orkney headland. Water depth >70m. Could power 1.2+ million homes. Floating platforms due to depth.
Status
Early Developmentlifecycle stage
PossibleHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
Qair — 100% ◆Location
United KingdomNortheast Atlantic
Technology
Capacity
1,008 MW ◆
Turbines
—
Foundation
Floating ◇
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
ScotWind Leasing · 2022 ·
Water depth
73–86 m ≈
Distance from shore
33 km ◇
Wind speed
10.8 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
—
Grid
Secured ◆
Connection
Banniskirk 400kV Substation — NESO TEC register entry at … ◆
Schedule
FID
Not taken
COD · announced
2033 ◆
COD · Hafrok
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Delivery outlook modelled by Hafrok · calibrated on delivered projects
PossibleHafrok's delivery likelihood for Ayre
The developer says 2033. Hafrok's year sits later than that; the year, the chance and the working are for registered readers.
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Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
1 dated milestone on the spine, each with its source · 2 recorded ownership deals from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market
the contract terms on record · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers
construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
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Sources & verification
Rests on 12 sources (8 primary) · ◆ 6 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Regulator2
[6]
Scottish Government Marine Directorate2024-06-17◆ Section 36 Consent Application – Constru…
“Application Reference: 00011515 / 00011516. Applicant: Thistle Wind Partners Limited. Status: Application. Submission date: 17 June 2024. Most recent submission: 27 November 2025 (EIA documents). Repr…”
supportsConsentConsent applied
[15]
Scottish Government Marine Directorate (MD-LOT)2026-08-23◆ Scottish MD-LOT marine projects register…
“Register row "Ayre Offshore Wind Farm" (key node/23777): Application stage "Application", type "Renewables - Wind".”
supportsRegister entry
Operator2
[14]
National Energy System Operator (NESO)2026-07-21◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“NESO TEC Register, edition 21 July 2026 - PRO-002100: "Ayre (ex Cluaran Ear - Thuath) Offshore Wind Farm", Status "Scoping", MW Connected 0, Effective From 2033-10-31, Customer "AYRE OFFSHORE WIND FAR…”
supportsStatusConnection point
[16]
Qair◆ Ayre — Qair Group
“2033 Commissioning ... Construction is expected to commence around 2030.”
supportsCommercial operation
Auction pipeline1
[17]
DESNZ (gov.uk)2026◆ govuk-cfd-ar8
gov.uk AR8 collection — Allocation Framework, statutory framework and CIB documents published ahead of the round.
supportsCfD Allocation Round 8
Trade press6
[7]
offshoreWIND.biz2025-12-12◆ Qair Files for Offshore Consent for Ayre…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTotal capacity
[9]
offshoreWIND.biz2025-11
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsowner
[10]
NS Energy2025
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTotal capacityFoundationDistance from shore
[11]
[12]
[13]
Unverified import1
[1]
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