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European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) (Aberdeen Bay - Demonstration site)
European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) (Aberdeen Bay - Demonstration site) is an operational 96.8 MW offshore wind farm in Scotland, generating since 7 September 2018. Planning permission was granted on 26 March 2013, 19 months after submission. Operator of record: Vattenfall.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 31 August 2011 |
| Permission granted | 26 March 2013 19 months after submission |
| Operational | 7 September 2018 65 months after consent |
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How big is European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) (Aberdeen Bay - Demonstration site)?
European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) (Aberdeen Bay - Demonstration site) has a recorded installed capacity of 96.8 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) (Aberdeen Bay - Demonstration site)?
REPD records the operator as Vattenfall. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) (Aberdeen Bay - Demonstration site) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 31 August 2011. Permission was granted on 26 March 2013, 19 months later. The site became operational on 7 September 2018, 65 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 2505.
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