Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine

Levenmouth / Methil demonstration turbine (ex-Samsung 7 MW prototype), Fife; operated by ORE Catapult.

Status

Operationallifecycle stage

Ownership

OCORE Catapult — 100% ◇

Location

United Kingdom

North Sea

Verification

0/13 fields verified

7 sources · ◆ 2 documents held

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Technology

Capacity 7 MW ◇ Turbines 1 × 7 MW ◇ Model Samsung S7 0-171 ◇

Foundation —

Site & conditions

Site rights Seabed rights held ∴ Water depth 10–14 m ≈ Distance from shore 0.05 km ◇ Wind speed 8.1 m/s @ 100 m ≈

Revenue & grid

Offtake —

Grid —

Schedule

FID Taken · date not recorded ∴ COD 2016 ◇

Project timeline verified milestones only — each date carries its provenance mark

Dashed tick marks today (9 Sep 2026).

Revenue & offtake the regime the project was built under

Offtake regime not on record

A built project sells its power under the contract or support regime it was financed with; it is not expected to bid into new government offtake rounds. Where the record does not yet name that regime, the row says so rather than guessing.

Installation how the build is going · from satellite counts and Hafrok’s registers

Installation complete

not yet surveyed by satellite; the built farm can be, on request

Installation · on record

StageOperational

In operation since2016

Sources & verification

0/13 fields verified · rests on 7 sources (2 primary) · ◆ 2 documents held

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Regulator2

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2026-05-06◆ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD…

“REPD Q1 2026 quarterly extract — Ref ID 2528: Site Name "Levenmouth demonstration turbine (Fife Energy Park)", Development Status "Operational", Installed Capacity 7 MWelec, Operator "Catapult"”

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Scottish Government Marine Directorate (MD-LOT)2026-08-23◆ Scottish MD-LOT marine projects register…

“Register row "Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine" (key ml/levenmouth-demonstration-turbine): Application stage "Post-consent", type "Renewables - Wind".”

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Operator1

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4C Offshore2016

Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.

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Trade press3

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wind-turbine-models.com2025

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