Bowdun
ScotWind Mixed (fixed and floating). Off Aberdeenshire coast. Grid connection at Fetteresso Forest substation.
Status
Early Developmentlifecycle stage
PossibleHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
DEME Concessions — 70% ◆AIAspiravi International — 30% ◆
Location
United KingdomNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
1,008 MW ◆
Turbines
— ◇
Foundation
—
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
ScotWind Leasing · 2022 ·
Water depth
56–72 m ≈
Distance from shore
45 km ◇
Wind speed
10.6 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
—
Grid
Secured ◆
Connection
Hurlie 400kV substation (Direct Connection, SHET), 1008 MW … ◆
Schedule
FID
Not taken
COD · Hafrok
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Delivery outlook modelled by Hafrok · calibrated on delivered projects
PossibleHafrok's delivery likelihood for Bowdun
The developer has stated no date. Hafrok's 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 13 sources (6 primary) · ◆ 5 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
[5]
Marine Scotland (Marine Directorate)2026-05-06◆ Section 36 Consent - Construction and Op…
“Section 36 Consent - Construction and Operation of Generating Station - Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm. Application submitted 2026-05-06. Applicant: Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm Limited.”
supportsConsentConsent applied
[14]
Scottish Government Marine Directorate (MD-LOT)2026-08-23◆ Scottish MD-LOT marine projects register…
“Register row "Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm" (key node/24265): Application stage "Application", type "Renewables - Wind".”
supportsRegister entry
Operator4
[4]
NESO2026-06-12◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“Bowdun (ex Cluaran Deas Ear) Offshore Wind Farm,BOWDUN OFFSHORE WIND FARM LIMITED,Hurlie 400kV substation,,0,1008,1008,31/12/2035,Scoping,Direct Connection,SHET,Wind Offshore,a1f4L000000EHtgQAG,PRO-00…”
supportsStatusConnection point
[7]
[8]
DEME Group2025-11
“DEME Concessions and Aspiravi International have increased their stakes in the Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm and are now joint owners, holding 70% and 30% respectively.”
supportsowner
[13]
National Energy System Operator (NESO)2026-07-21◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“NESO TEC Register, edition 21 July 2026 - PRO-002091: "Bowdun (ex Cluaran Deas Ear) Offshore Wind Farm", Status "Scoping", MW Connected 0, Effective From 2035-12-31, Customer "BOWDUN OFFSHORE WIND FAR…”
supportsStatusConnection point
Auction pipeline1
[15]
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 press5
[6]
offshoreWIND.biz2026-05-07
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTotal capacity
[9]
NS Energy2025
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsUnit capacityTotal capacityDistance from shore
[10]
[11]
[12]
Unverified import1
[1]
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