Located 44 kilometres east of Stonehaven, the Bowdun offshore wind farm will connect to the grid in Aberdeenshire.
In June 2024, UK marine consultancy ABPmer was commissioned to provide marine physical process assessments to support the consenting of the Bowdun and Ayre offshore wind farms, owned by Thistle Wind Partners, a consortium comprising DEME, Qair, and Aspiravi.
Ayre is a 1 GW floating wind project planned to be built off the coast of Orkney and Bowdun is a 1 GW fixed-bottom offshore wind project
TWP secured seabed leases from Crown Estate Scotland for the two projects in January 2022 and, the following year, awarded the first supplier contracts , including a contract with RPS for consenting support services, Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), and Habitats Regulation Assessments (HRA).
The developer plans to commence construction of both wind farms in 2029. Both Ayre and the fixed-bottom Bowdun project are expected to be fully commissioned in 2033.
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