Salamander
Test & Demonstration. 35km off Peterhead. 6-7 WTGs on Deepsea Star semi-submersible foundations. Odfjell acquired Ørsted's 80% stake August 2025.
Status
Advanced Developmentlifecycle stage
LikelyHafrok delivery likelihood
Ownership
Location
United KingdomNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
100 MW ◆
Turbines
7 ◇
Foundation
Floating ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
INTOG Leasing (Innovation and Targeted Oil & Gas) · 2023 ·
Water depth
88–100 m ≈
Distance from shore
35 km ◇
Wind speed
10.5 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
—
Grid
Secured ◆
Connection
Peterhead 132KV Substation (NESO TEC: 200 MW, Scoping stage, … ◆
Schedule
FID
Not taken
COD · Hafrok
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Delivery outlook modelled by Hafrok · calibrated on delivered projects
LikelyHafrok's delivery likelihood for Salamander
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
2 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 5 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 16 sources (13 primary) · ◆ 8 documents held
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Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Regulator4
[4]
Marine Scotland2025-07-24◆ Section 36 Consent - Construction and Op…
“Section 36 Consent - Construction and Operation of Generating Station and Offshore Transmission Infrastructure - Salamander Offshore Wind Farm Application type: Renewables - Wind Application stage: Li…”
supportsConsentConsent appliedConsent granted
[14]
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2026-05-06◆ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD…
“REPD Q1 2026 quarterly extract — Ref ID 11035: Site Name "Peterhead - The Salamander Project", Development Status "Application Submitted", Installed Capacity 100 MWelec, Operator "Orsted / Simply Blue…”
supportsRegister entry
[16]
Scottish Government Marine Directorate (MD-LOT)2026-08-23◆ Scottish MD-LOT marine projects register…
“Register row "Salamander Offshore Wind Farm" (key ml/salamander-offshore-wind-farm): Application stage "Application", type "Renewables - Wind".”
supportsRegister entry
[17]
Scottish Government Marine Directorate (MD-LOT)2025-07-24◆ Annex C - Section 36 Consent Decision No…
“1. Up to seven three-blade horizontal axis wind turbine generators ("WTGs") ... 2. A maximum of seven of either semi-submersible buoy, semi-submersible barge, semi-submersible hybrid or tension leg pl…”
supportsConsentFoundationConsent appliedConsent granted
Operator4
[5]
Offshore Wind Scotland2025-07-24
“passing this considerable milestone ensures that the project remains firmly on track for deployment before the end of 2030.”
supportsCOD history
[7]
Ørsted A/S2023-02◆ Orsted Annual Report 2022
“Simply Blue Group and the minority JV partner Subsea 7 on the 100 MW floating project Salamander in Scotland, we are taking tangible steps into floating offshore wind.”
supportsTotal capacity
[15]
National Energy System Operator (NESO)2026-07-21◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“NESO TEC Register, edition 21 July 2026 - PRO-001512: "Salamander Offshore Wind Farm", Status "Scoping", MW Connected 0, Effective From 2030-03-31, Customer "SALAMANDER WIND PROJECT COMPANY LIMITED"”
supportsStatusConnection point
[18]
Simply Blue Energy2025-08-26◆ Odfjell Oceanwind acquires Orsted`s shar…
“Odfjell Oceanwind (OOW) has completed the acquisition of Ørsted`s 80% share in the Salamander Offshore Wind Farm. OOW will work together with the remaining shareholders of the Salamander Offshore Wind…”
supportsTotal capacity
Auction pipeline1
[22]
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
[8]
offshoreWIND.biz2025-08
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsoperatordeveloper
[9]
offshoreWIND.biz2025
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTotal capacityDistance from shore
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Unverified import1
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