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Seagreen

Operational1075 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 18 October 2023

Technology
Offshore wind
Capacity
1075 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
SSE / Seagreen Wind Energy Ltd
Location
Firth of Forth Wind Zone 2, Dundee, Tayside, Offshore, DD4 0AD, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Marine Scotland
First operating
2023
Turbines
114

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  • 23 October 2012 Planning application submitted
  • 16 May 2017 Planning permission granted
  • 1 May 2021 Construction started
  • 16 October 2023 Operational

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The register holds 54 incidents at offshore wind farms in the United Kingdom, 22 of them fires, and 297 worldwide. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.

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