Kincardine Offshore Windfarm is a 49.625MW offshore wind power project. The project is located in North Sea, Scotland, the UK. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. The project construction commenced in 2018 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in September 2018. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by Kincardine Offshore Windfarm. The project is co-owned by Actividades de Construccion y Servicios and Pilot Offshore Renewables, with their respective ownership stake of 50% each.
The wind turbines in the Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Phase I are installed on floating foundations. An array of semi-submersible foundations feature in the phase.
The wind turbines in the Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Phase II are installed on floating foundations. An array of semi-submersible foundations feature in the phase.
The project generates 218,000MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 55,000 households, offsetting 94,500t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.
The turbines installed on the Kincardine Offshore Windfarm (Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Phase I), are using Tubular Steel towers.
Development status
The project is currently active. The project construction commenced in 2018 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in September 2018.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the Kincardine Offshore Windfarm (Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Phase II) is sold to Statkraft under a power purchase agreement for a period of 8 years from 2021. The contracted capacity is 47.62MW.
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Contractors involved
Cobra Wind International was selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the wind power project.
Kincardine Offshore Windfarm (Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Phase I) is equipped with Vestas Wind Systems V80-2.0 MW turbine. The phase consists of 1 turbine with 2MW nameplate capacity.
Kincardine Offshore Windfarm (Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Phase II) is equipped with Vestas Offshore Wind V164-9.5 MW turbines. The phase consists of 5 turbines with 9.525MW nameplate capacity.
Vestas Offshore Wind is the O&M contractor for the wind power project for a period of 10 years.
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About Kincardine Offshore Windfarm
Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Limited (Kincardine Offshore Windfarm) is a company that manufactures wind energy equipment. The company is headquartered in United Kingdom.
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