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title: "Hywind Scotland"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/uk-hywind-scotland/
identifier: uk-hywind-scotland
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Hywind Scotland

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

Located 25km off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Spar-buoy floating foundations anchored in 95-129m water depth. Batwind battery storage system also installed.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sea basin | North Sea |
| Capacity | 30 MW |
| Turbines | 5 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | Equinor · Masdar |
| Coordinates | 57.48, -1.35 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2017-10-18 |

## Milestones

- **Consent applied** — 2015-03-27 (achieved)
- **Consent granted** — 2015-10-30 (achieved)
- **Final investment decision** — 2015-11 (achieved)
- **Offshore construction** — 2017-07 (achieved)
- **First power** — 2017-10 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2017-10-18 (achieved)

## Offtake

Offtake regime: ROC 3.5 ROCs/MWh (floating demonstrator)


## Sources

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

- Marine Scotland, 2015-10-30 — https://marine.gov.scot/sites/default/files/00488331.pdf
- Marine Scotland, 2015-10-30 — https://marine.gov.scot/sites/default/files/00488334.pdf
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2015-11-03 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2015/11/03/statoil-sets-aside-eur-214-million-for-hywind-scotland-pilot-park/
- Equinor (Statoil), 2017-10-18 — https://www.equinor.com/news/archive/worlds-first-floating-wind-farm-started-production
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2017-01-17 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2017/01/17/masdar-acquires-25-stake-in-statoils-hywind-scotland-project/
- Masdar, 2025-01-01 — https://masdar.ae/en/renewables/our-projects/hywind-scotland
- Equinor, 2024-10-01 — https://www.equinor.com/energy/hywind-scotland
- Equinor, 2022-10-18 — https://www.equinor.com/news/hywind-5-years-world-first-floating-wind-farm
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2017-05-29 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2017/05/29/statoil-floats-first-hywind-scotland-foundations-off-stord/
- Renewable Energy Foundation, 2021-08-01 — https://www.ref.org.uk/ref-blog/370-offshore-wind-subsidies-per-mwh-generated-continue-to-rise
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2024-01-15 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2024/01/15/worlds-first-floating-wind-farm-to-undergo-first-major-maintenance-campaign-turbines-to-be-towed-to-norwegian-port/
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2024-10-09 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2024/10/09/worlds-first-floating-wind-farm-back-in-action-after-maintenance/
- Masdar, 2023 — https://masdar.ae/en/renewables/our-projects/hywind-scotland
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2017-07-24 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2017/07/24/first-hywind-turbine-arrives-in-scottish-waters/
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 2026-05-06 — https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69fc56908cc72d2f863ea58d/REPD_publication_Q1_2026.csv
- Scottish Government Marine Directorate (MD-LOT), 2026-08-23 — https://marine.gov.scot/?q=marine-projects
- Companies House, 2019-07-09 — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08709450/filing-history/MzIzODgyNTA4NWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0

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