Ossian
ScotWind Floating category. Located off northeast Scotland. One of largest sites awarded (858km²).
Status
Early Developmentlifecycle stage
PossibleHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
Location
United KingdomNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
3,600 MW ◆
Turbines
—
Foundation
Floating ◇
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
ScotWind Leasing · 2022 ·
Water depth
68–84 m ≈
Distance from shore
84 km ◆
Wind speed
10.8 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
—
Grid
Secured ◆
Connection
Western Marsh + Cousland 400kV (NESO TEC register: four … ◆
Schedule
FID
Not taken
COD · Hafrok
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Delivery outlook modelled by Hafrok · calibrated on delivered projects
PossibleHafrok's delivery likelihood for Ossian
The developer has stated no date. Hafrok's 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 · 1 recorded ownership deal 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 14 sources (9 primary) · ◆ 8 documents held
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Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Regulator3
[4]
Marine Scotland (Scottish Government Marine Directorate)2024-07◆ Ossian S36 consent application register
“Section 36 application for Renewables - Wind — Ossian Offshore Wind Farm, south-east of Aberdeenshire Coast. Application submitted 10 July 2024.”
supportsConsentConsent applied
[15]
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2026-05-06◆ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD…
“REPD Q1 2026 quarterly extract — Ref ID 13429: Site Name "Ossian", Development Status "Awaiting Construction", Installed Capacity 3600 MWelec, Operator "Scottish Power Renewables"”
supportsRegister entry
[17]
Scottish Government Marine Directorate (MD-LOT)2026-08-23◆ Scottish MD-LOT marine projects register…
“Register row "Ossian Offshore Wind Farm" (key node/23264): Application stage "Application", type "Renewables - Wind".”
supportsRegister entry
Operator5
[5]
Ossian Offshore Wind Farm (project operator site)2024-07-16
“At up to 3.6GW of installed capacity, Ossian would be among the largest floating offshore wind farms globally.”
supportsTotal capacity
[6]
SSE Renewables2026-06◆ Ossian | SSE Renewables
“SSE Renewables (40 per cent share), Marubeni Corporation (30 per cent share), and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (30 per cent share) [...] The development of Ossian continues, targeting first gene…”
supportsFirst power
[9]
[16]
National Energy System Operator (NESO)2026-07-21◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“NESO TEC Register, edition 21 July 2026 - PRO-001488: "Ossian 1 Offshore Wind Farm", Status "Scoping", MW Connected 0, Effective From 2033-10-31, Customer "Ossian Offshore Wind Farm Limited"; PRO-0014…”
supportsStatusConnection point
[18]
SSE Renewables2025-10◆ Chance to view additional ossian environ…
“occupying 858km 2 of seabed 84km off the east coast of Scotland.”
supportsDistance from shore
Auction pipeline1
[19]
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 press4
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Unverified import1
[1]
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