Kincardine Offshore Wind Farm

The Kincardine floating offshore wind farm is located off the east coast of Scotland, about 15 km (9 mi) south-east of Aberdeen. It has an installed capacity of nearly 50 MW, and when commissioned in 2021 it was the world's largest wind farm with floating turbines. It is a demonstration project that consists of six turbines, all mounted on semi-submersible platforms. The first turbine, a Vestas V80-2 MW, was installed in 2018. This was joined by five larger V164-9.5 MW turbines in 2021. The project was developed by Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Ltd. (KOWL), initially comprising Pilot Offshore Renewables and Atkins, however this is now a joint venture between Flotation Energy and the Cobra Group. Statkraft has a power purchase agreement to buy all of the power generated, estimated at over 200 GWh per year, equivalent to about 50,000 homes. This contract gives a guaranteed minimum price until 2029, reducing the financial risk of the project. Although the project is named Kincardine, it is not located near Kincardine, Fife but is off the coast of the historic county of Kincardineshire.

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