Moray West Wind Farm
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- United Kingdom
| Moray West Offshore Wind Farm | |
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| Location | Moray Firth, North Sea |
| Coordinates | 58°05′38″N 2°59′17″W / 58.094°N 2.988°W |
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| Units operational | 60 × 14 MW |
| Make and model | Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD (60) |
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| Website | www |
Moray West Wind Farm is an 882 MW offshore wind farm located in the outer Moray Firth off the coast of north-east Scotland. It is located adjacent to the Moray East Wind Farm, both of which are just south of the Beatrice Wind Farm. The wind farm is around 40 km (25 mi) north of Buckie, and 22 km (14 mi) from the coast of Caithness.[1]
The Moray West wind farm is operated by Ocean Winds, a 50:50 joint venture between EDP Renewables and Engie.[2] Ocean Winds have commercial power purchase agreements with Amazon and Google, respectively for 473 MW and 100 MW of power from the wind farm.[3]
It was consented in 2019, with first power was exported in July 2024 and the farm reached full power output in April 2025.
The wind farm has 60 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD turbines, each rated at 14.7 MW.[4] The 108 m (354 ft) long blades were built in Hull. The turbines are mounted on 120 m (390 ft) tall towers and monopile foundations driven 30 m (100 ft) into the seabed.[5]
Moray West has two offshore substations and 65 km (40 mi) of subsea power export cables.[6] These make landfall at West Head, between Sandend and Portsoy. The original proposal to use Sandend beach was opposed by locals.[7] A new 27 km (17 mi) underground cable transmits the power to a new substation and National Grid connection at Blackhillock Substation.[5]
