Moray East Wind Farm Explained

Location:Moray Firth, North Sea
Commissioned:2022

Moray East Wind Farm is an offshore wind farm located in the Moray Firth off the coast of Scotland.

History

The wind farm received consent in 2014,[1] and received support under the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme at £57.50/MWh (2012 prices) in 2017.[2]

The wind farm began exporting power in June 2021.[3] The final turbine was installed in September 2021.[4]

Full power output was achieved in April 2022[5] and was commissioned. However, as market prices had increased above the CfD price due to the 2021 United Kingdom natural gas supplier crisis, the operator deferred the CfD start.[2]

Technology

The wind farm includes 100 9.5 MW turbines from Vestas for a total generating capacity of 950 MW. The wind farm uses three 220 kV AC export cables to transmit generated power to the national grid.[6] The operations and maintenance base for the wind farm is located in Fraserburgh.[7]

See also

References

  1. Web site: McPhee. David . 2018-12-07. Moray East Windfarm announces £2.6bn project investment amid clutch of deals - News for the Energy Sector. 2022-02-19. Energy Voice. en-US. 14 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210614113918/https://www.energyvoice.com/renewables-energy-transition/187726/moray-east-windfarm-announces-2-6bn-project-investment-amid-clutch-of-deals/ . live.
  2. Web site: Lempriere . Molly . BEIS calls on companies to act 'fairly' when triggering CfD support amid high power prices . Current+ . https://web.archive.org/web/20220505154355/https://www.current-news.co.uk/news/beis-calls-on-companies-to-act-fairly-when-triggering-cfd-support-amid-high-power-prices . 5 May 2022 . en-gb . 5 May 2022 . live.
  3. Web site: Durakovic. Adnan . 2021-06-07. Moray East Offshore Wind Farm Starts Delivering. 2022-02-19. Offshore Wind. en-US. 28 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211228024323/https://www.offshorewind.biz/2021/06/07/moray-east-offshore-wind-farm-starts-delivering/ . live.
  4. Web site: Buljan. Adrijana . 2021-09-15. All Moray East Wind Turbines Installed. 2022-02-19. Offshore Wind. en-US. 22 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210922185243/https://www.offshorewind.biz/2021/09/15/all-moray-east-wind-turbines-installed/ . live.
  5. Web site: Moray East Offshore Wind Farm Achieves Full Output . Offshore Engineer Magazine . https://web.archive.org/web/20220509195936/https://www.oedigital.com/news/495639-moray-east-offshore-wind-farm-achieves-full-output . 9 May 2022 . en . 7 April 2022 . live.
  6. Web site: Durakovic. Adnan . 2020-08-11. First Moray East Export Cable Makes Landfall. 2022-02-19. Offshore Wind. en-US.
  7. Web site: Penman. Hamish. 2021-10-21. Cabinet secretary cuts ribbon on Moray East O&M base. 2022-02-19. Energy Voice. en-US. 9 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220209064351/https://www.energyvoice.com/renewables-energy-transition/wind/uk-wind/358083/moray-east-om-base/ . live.

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