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Kincardine Offshore Windfarm

Operational49.5 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 2 March 2022

Technology
Offshore wind
Capacity
49.5 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Grupo Cobra
Location
Kincardine Offshore Windfarm, Laurencekirk, Grampian, Offshore, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Marine Scotland
Planning application
APP/2016/1726
First operating
2021
Turbines
6, 176 m to tip

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  • 16 June 2016 Planning application submitted
  • 7 March 2017 Planning permission granted
  • 1 October 2018 Construction started
  • 19 October 2021 Operational

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