The 50 MW Kincardine Offshore Windfarm is located 15 kilometers off the coast of Aberdeenshire, in water depths ranging from 60 meters to 80 meters.
The project consists of five Vestas V164-9.5 MW and one V80-2 MW turbine, each installed on WindFloat semi-submersible platforms designed by Principle Power.
The Kincardine project was started back in 2014 by Allan MacAskill and Lord Nicol Stephen, now both directors of Flotation Energy plc. In 2016 Cobra Group became the main investor in Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Ltd. (KOWL)
Cobra Wind, a unit of Cobra Group, has been responsible for delivery of the project, including engineering, construction, installation and commissioning.
Kincardine will generate over 200 GWh of green electricity a year, enough renewable electricity to power more than 50.000 Scottish households.
The Kincardine team has also announced the selection of Aberdeen as its operations and maintenance base.
About Kincardine Floating Offshore Wind
- Developer: Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Ltd. (KOWL). Established in 2014 by Allan MacAskill and Lord Nicol Stephen. Majority owned by the Cobra Group
- EPC Contractor: Cobra Wind International Limited (CWIL)
- Turbines: 5 x Vestas V164-9.525 MW turbines and 1 x V80-2 MW
- Blade tip height: 190 meters
- Foundation: WindFloat (floating, semi-submersible type)
- Project Capacity: 50 MW
- Distance from Shore: 15 km
- Water Depth: 60-80 meters
- Nominal Voltage: 33 kV
- Number of homes powered annually: over 50.000
- Expected life: at least 25 years
