Buchan
ScotWind Floating. Off Aberdeenshire coast, northeast Scotland.
Status
Early Developmentlifecycle stage
PossibleHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
Location
United KingdomNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
960 MW ◆
Turbines
—
Foundation
Floating ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
ScotWind Leasing · 2022 ·
Water depth
75–108 m ≈
Wind speed
10.7 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
—
Grid
Secured ◆
Connection
Peterhead 400kV Substation (SHET), 960 MW, NESO TEC register … ◆
Schedule
FID
Not taken
COD · guidance
2035 ⌁
COD · Hafrok
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Delivery outlook modelled by Hafrok · calibrated on delivered projects
PossibleHafrok's delivery likelihood for Buchan
The developer says 2035. 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 · 3 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 15 sources (10 primary) · ◆ 8 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
[3]
[16]
Scottish Government Marine Directorate (MD-LOT)2026-08-23◆ Scottish MD-LOT marine projects register…
“Register row "Buchan Offshore Wind" (key node/23694): Application stage "Pre-application", type "Renewables - Wind".”
supportsRegister entry
Operator5
[5]
BW Ideol2025
“Capacity: 960 MW ... NE8 designation, 75km northeast of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire coast ... August 2025: 'Buchan Offshore Wind has submitted its offshore consent applications to Scottish Ministers'”
supportsTotal capacity
[7]
Offshore Wind Biz2022-01-18◆ Scotland's New Floating Wind Projects – …
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTotal capacity
[14]
National Energy System Operator (NESO)2026-07-21◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“NESO TEC Register, edition 21 July 2026 - PRO-001528: "Buchan 01 Offshore Wind Farm", Status "Scoping", MW Connected 0, Effective From 2033-10-31, Customer "BUCHAN OFFSHORE WIND LIMITED"”
supportsStatusConnection point
[15]
Buchan Offshore Wind2026-05-14◆ Planning milestone achieved by pioneerin…
“Buchan Offshore Wind has welcomed the decision by Aberdeenshire Council to grant planning consent for its onshore infrastructure [...] The decision was taken by councillors at a meeting of the local a…”
supportsStatus note
[17]
Buchan Offshore Wind2026-10-07◆ Floating foundation for Buchan Offshore …
“Buchan Offshore Wind has achieved Basic Design Certification from DNV for its BW Ideol designed concrete Damping Pool® floating support structure ... We have an ambitious but deliverable timetable giv…”
supportsCommercial operationCOD historyFoundation
Auction pipeline1
[18]
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
[8]
offshoreWIND.biz2026-07
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsowner
[9]
[10]
NS Energy2025
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTotal capacity
[11]
[12]
[13]
Unverified import1
[1]
unknown◆ Offshore Wind Scotland: ScotWind leasing…
supportsTotal capacityFoundationWater depth
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