Berwick Bank Wind Farm

Berwick Bank is a proposed offshore wind farm in the outer Firth of Forth on the east coast of Scotland, being developed by SSE Renewables. It has a proposed capacity of 4.1 GW, with up to 307 turbines, making it one of the world's largest offshore wind farms, capable of meeting twice the household electricity demand of Scotland. The site is located about 23 miles (37 km, 20 nmi) off the east coast of Scotland, to the north Berwick Bank, part of the Firth of Forth Banks Complex. The site covers an area of approximately 1,010 km2 (390 sq mi), around four times the size of Edinburgh, and overlaps the Berwick Bank and Marr Banks large-scale morphological features. It is situated to the east of the Neart Na Gaoithe and Inch Cape wind farms, and south of Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm. RSPB Scotland and four other conservation charities objected to the proposal, citing the potential impact of seabirds. The project was approved in July 2023, subject to SSE Renewables producing a detailed seabird compensation plan, which would outline how any adverse impacts would be tackled. The first stage was awarded Contracts for Difference to supply 1.4 GW of electricity in January 2026.

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