Aberdeen Bay Wind Farm
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 Location of Aberdeen Bay Wind Farm in Scotland
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| Country | Scotland |
| Location | Aberdeen Bay |
| Coordinates | 57°13′N 1°59′W / 57.217°N 1.983°WCoordinates: 57°13′N 1°59′W / 57.217°N 1.983°W |
| Status | Proposed |
| Commission date | May 2018 |
| Construction cost | £335 million |
| Owner(s) | European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Offshore |
| Site area | 19 km2 |
| Max. water depth | 32 m |
| Distance from shore | 3 km (2 mi) |
| Hub height | 120 m |
| Rotor diameter | 164 m |
| Power generation | |
| Make and model | Vestas V164-8MW |
| Units planned | 11 × 8 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 92.4 MW |
Aberdeen Bay Wind Farm is an offshore wind farm to be located around 3 kilometres off the east coast of Aberdeenshire, in the North Sea, Scotland. It is being developed by the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre consortium. The scheme consists of 11 wind turbines with an installed capacity of up to 100 megawatts. It is to be located between Blackdog and Bridge of Don near Aberdeen.
The wind farm was initially proposed by the Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) in 2003. The original plan was for 20 two-megawatt turbines in an eight kilometres long row about 1 kilometre offshore. A geological survey of Aberdeen Bay was begun in 2007, and a grant of 40 million euros was offered by the European Commission in 2009. The proposal at that stage was for a maximum of 23 turbines.
A planning application was lodged in August 2011. The application was submitted by Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) in cooperation with two other companies, Vattenfall and Technip. The proposal was for 11 turbines. Planning consent was granted by the Scottish government in March 2013.
In May 2013 Vattenfall announced plans to reduce its stake in the project. In October 2013 Aberdeenshire councillors rejected a planning application to build an electricity substation. In December 2013 it was announced that construction would be delayed for two years, with connection of the grid occurring in 2017. In January 2014 an appeal against the substation vote was lodged. The developers won the appeal in July 2014.
Vattenfall decided to proceed with the 92 MW wind farm in July 2016. As of March 2017[update] the wind farm is planned to consist of 11 turbines each of 8 MW placed 3 km from land with a contract for the assembly of suction bucket foundations for the turbines contracted out to Smulders Projects UK.
The commissioning of the wind farm is planned for the first half of 2018.
American billionaire Donald Trump purchased a large part of the Menie estate near the village of Balmedie in 2006. He proposed to build a golf course, with a hotel, holiday homes and a residential village. He expressed his concerns about the wind farm in April 2006 stating that "I want to see the ocean, I do not want to see windmills."
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