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

# Buchan

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

ScotWind Floating. Off Aberdeenshire coast, northeast Scotland.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sea basin | North Sea |
| Capacity | 960 MW |
| Lifecycle stage | Early Development |
| Owners | BayWa r.e. · Elicio · BW Ideol |
| Coordinates | 58.3836, -1.2511 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2033 |
| Commercial operation (Hafrok's expected year) | 2036 (range 2036–2043) |
| Chance of delivery | Prospective (weight 0.577) |

## Milestones

- **Consent applied** — 2025-08-18 (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.offshorewindscotland.org.uk/the-offshore-wind-market-in-scotland/scotwind-leasing-round/
- 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
- Marine Directorate (Marine Scotland), 2025-08-18 — https://marine.gov.scot/?q=node%2F23694
- Buchan Offshore Wind, 2025-08-20 — https://buchanoffshorewind.com/news/buchan-offshore-wind-submits-offshore-consent-application
- BW Ideol, 2025 — https://www.bw-ideol.com/en/buchan-offshore-wind-scotwind
- Companies House (UK), 2025-01-10 — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC719636/persons-with-significant-control
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2022-01-18 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2022/01/18/scotlands-new-floating-wind-projects-what-we-know-so-far/
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2026-07 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2026/07/01/kent-appointed-owners-engineer-for-buchan-floating-wind-project/
- Global Energy Monitor, 2025 — https://www.gem.wiki/Buchan_Floating_offshore_wind_farm
- NS Energy, 2025 — https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/buchan-floating-offshore-wind-farm-scotland-uk/
- GEBCO Compilation Group, 2020 — https://www.gebco.net/data_and_products/gridded_bathymetry_data/
- Crown Estate Scotland (open data, ArcGIS), 2026-04-17 — https://services3.arcgis.com/nGV4jiurzcahJ9LV/arcgis/rest/services/
- 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
- Buchan Offshore Wind, 2026-05-14 — https://buchanoffshorewind.com/planning-milestone-achieved-by-pioneering-renewable-energy-project/
- Scottish Government Marine Directorate (MD-LOT), 2026-08-23 — https://marine.gov.scot/?q=marine-projects
- Buchan Offshore Wind, 2026-10-07 — https://buchanoffshorewind.com/floating-foundation-for-buchan-offshore-wind-achieves-dnv-certification-milestone/
- DESNZ (gov.uk), 2026 — https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/contracts-for-difference-cfd-allocation-round-8

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