Moray East Wind Farm is an offshore wind farm located in the Moray Firth off the coast of Scotland.
Moray East Offshore Wind Farm | |
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Location | Moray Firth, North Sea |
Coordinates | 58°10′01″N 2°41′55″W / 58.16708°N 2.69852°W |
Commission date | 2022 |
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Units operational | 100 × 9.5 MW |
Make and model | MHI Vestas V164-9.5MW (100) |
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Website | www |
The wind farm received consent in 2014,[1] and received a Contract for difference (CfD) at £57.50 per MWhr 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]
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]