Muir Mhor
ScotWind Floating. Off northeast Scotland. Once operational could generate up to 1GW clean power.
Status
Early Developmentlifecycle stage
PossibleHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
Fred. Olsen Seawind — 100% ◆Location
United KingdomNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
1,005 MW ◇
Turbines
—
Foundation
Floating ◇
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
ScotWind Leasing · 2022 ·
Water depth
62–94 m ≈
Distance from shore
60 km ◇
Wind speed
10.6 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
—
Grid
Secured ◆
Connection
Longside 400kV Substation ◆
Schedule
FID
Not taken
COD · guidance
2033 ⌁
COD · Hafrok
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Delivery outlook modelled by Hafrok · calibrated on delivered projects
PossibleHafrok's delivery likelihood for Muir Mhor
The developer says 2033. 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 · 2 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 13 sources (8 primary) · ◆ 7 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.
Regulator3
[12]
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2026-05-06◆ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD…
“REPD Q1 2026 quarterly extract — Ref ID 13431: Site Name "Muir Mhòr", Development Status "Application Submitted", Installed Capacity 1000 MWelec, Operator "Fred. Olsen Seawind & Vattenfall"”
supportsRegister entry
[14]
Companies House2026-08-22◆ Companies House PSC register - Muir Mhor…
“MUIR MHÒR OFFSHORE WIND FARM LIMITED (SC717262), persons with significant control: 1 active PSC - Fred. Olsen Seawind Limited (registration number 02672436), nature of control: ownership of shares 75%…”
supportsdeveloper
[15]
Scottish Government Marine Directorate (MD-LOT)2026-08-23◆ Scottish MD-LOT marine projects register…
“Register row "Muir Mhòr Offshore Wind Farm" (key node/24011): Application stage "Pre-application", type "Renewables - Wind".”
supportsRegister entry
Operator3
[2]
Muir Mhòr Wind Farm (project site)2026-06◆ About the Project | Muir Mhòr Wind Farm
“Muir Mhòr Offshore Wind Farm Ltd — situated off Scotland's east coast, approximately 63km from the coast of Peterhead. One of the world's first commercial scale floating offshore wind projects.”
supportsFoundationDistance from shore
[5]
Vattenfall2026-04-22◆ Change of ownership agreed for Muir Mhòr…
“Joint Venture partners Vattenfall and Fred. Olsen Seawind have mutually agreed that Fred. Olsen Seawind will assume 100 percent ownership of the Muir Mhòr Floating Offshore Wind Farm. ... Expected ope…”
supportsCommercial operationCOD history
[13]
National Energy System Operator (NESO)2026-07-21◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“NESO TEC Register, edition 21 July 2026 - PRO-001698: "Muir Mhor Offshore Wind Farm", Status "Scoping", MW Connected 0, Effective From 2033-10-31, Customer "MUIR MHÒR OFFSHORE WIND FARM LIMITED"”
supportsStatusConnection point
Auction pipeline1
[16]
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
[1]
Offshore Wind Scotland2022-01-17
“Crown Estate Scotland announced the results of the ScotWind leasing round on 17 January 2022. Muir Mhòr is listed with a capacity of 1,005 MW.”
supportsTotal capacity
[3]
Offshore Wind Biz2024-12-10
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsConsentConsent applied
[8]
Energy Voice2024-03
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsport
[9]
[10]
[11]
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