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 KingdomNorth Sea
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 & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
1 dated milestone on the spine, each with its source · the ownership chain 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 7 sources (2 primary) · ◆ 2 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
[6]
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"”
supportsRegister entry
[7]
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".”
supportsRegister entry
Operator1
[1]
4C Offshore2016
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsownerConsentFinal investment decisionCommercial operationSite rights+1 more
Trade press3
[3]
[4]
[5]
Encyclopaedic1
[2]
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