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ScottishPower Renewables is transforming East Anglia into a world leader in offshore wind energy. Find out more about our ambitions to develop four projects across the zone we were awarded as part of The Crown Estate’s Round 3 process.

Below you will find a summary of all the latest updates to our East Anglia projects: East Anglia ONE, East Anglia ONE NORTH, East Anglia TWO and East Anglia THREE. You can also view the latest updates on public information days, construction, and notices to mariners.

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15/11/2024 | east anglia|East Anglia News|East Anglia TWO

Full speed ahead as ScottishPower Renewables signs East Angl...

ScottishPower Renewables has officially signed contracts with the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC), paving the way for the delivery of more than 1,000MW of new clean, green generating capacity.

11/11/2024 | east anglia|East Anglia News|East Anglia TWO

ScottishPower seals £1bn offshore wind turbine deal with Sie...

ScottishPower awards turbine contract, worth more than £1 billion, for its East Anglia TWO offshore windfarm just weeks after renewables auction success

29/10/2024 | east anglia|East Anglia News|News

East Anglia HUB Airspace Change Proposal - Engagement Phase

Scottish Power Renewables Ltd have now completed Stage 3 of the Civil Aviation Authorities (CAA) Airspace Change Proposal (ACP) CAP 1616H process.

18/10/2024 |

Milestone as MachairWind submits environmental scoping repor...

ScottishPower Renewables’ first fixed-bottom offshore windfarm in Scottish waters has taken an important step forward with the submission of its Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report for the project’s windfarm development area to the Scottish Government.

10/10/2024 |

Enhanced Accessibility at Whitelee Windfarm Visitor Centre

ScottishPower Renewables are now offering an enhanced experience at its Whitelee Windfarm Visitor Centre with the addition of the WelcoMe app in partnership with disability inclusion company WelcoMe. The app aims to make public places accessible to everyone by providing adjustments to services and to train staff to confidently assist customers with additional needs.

27/09/2024 |

National Inclusion Blog

We recently caught up with Kamile Zvykaite, who has just completed a year in industry position in the SPR Control team, as a Finance Assistant. This was part of her third-year placement at university, where she studied Economics.

23/09/2024 |

Whitelee Windfarm Visitor Centre: Celebrating 15 Years of En...

The Visitor Centre at ScottishPower Renewables’ Whitelee Windfarm is celebrating its 15th anniversary.

20/09/2024 | east anglia|East Anglia News|News

ScottishPower confirms Lowestoft as long-term home for UK of...

ScottishPower confirms Lowestoft as long-term home for UK offshore wind with multi-million investment

29/08/2024 |

MachairWind joins 'energy corner' at Islay Show

ScottishPower Renewables’ offshore windfarm team joined island residents and visitors in celebrating the Islay, Jura & Colonsay Agricultural Show.

27/08/2024 |

Milestone in Peatland Restoration at Whitelee Windfarm

ScottishPower Renewables has completed one of the most ambitious peatland restoration projects ever consented to a developer in the UK.

MachairWind Offshore Development

Generating 100% green energy

ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) is excited to be developing the MachairWind project located Northwest of Islay and West of Colonsay. Machair is a Scottish Gaelic word meaning ‘fertile low-lying grassy plain’. MachairWind is our first offshore windfarm of its kind in Scottish waters, with a generating capacity of 2 Gigawatts - enough clean, green electricity to power the equivalent of up to 2 million homes across the UK.


Find out more out the MachairWind Project below

 
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News

Read more about our project milestones and upcoming events.

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Communities

We are committed to working in partnership with stakeholders, communities, businesses. Click here to find out about opportunities close to you.

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Supply Chain

SPR is committed to enhancing Scottish infrastructure and facilities and investing in local businesses. Click here to read more about how your business could get involved, and to better understand and our skills and educations programmes.

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Environment

We pride ourselves on being a responsible neighbour to all and approach all our renewable projects in a sensitive way, taking account of the local environment and ecology. Click here to learn more about what we are doing to protect and enhance our project environment.

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Marine

Read our advance notifications of offshore survey works associated with vessels in the windfarm area and proposed cable corridor, including notices to mariners.

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Meet Our Team

As MachairWind progresses, you will have many opportunities to meet the project team. Find out more about those helping to develop this project.


 

Location

MachairWind Location

Crown Estate Scotland has awarded SPR the rights to develop an offshore wind farm within an area of seabed that is located north-west of Islay and west of Colonsay.
The Option Area which SPR has been granted the rights to develop is large, but in forthcoming years we will carry out surveys across this area that will enable us to identify the most suitable location for the final MachairWind wind farm array within that bigger Option Area.

The windfarm itself will only cover a part of this area and its exact location will be informed by survey works that will be conducted over the coming months and years.

 

ScottishPower Renewables is excited to be developing the MachairWind project off the coast of Argyll – our first offshore windfarm of its kind in Scottish waters. Crown Estate Scotland has awarded SPR the rights to develop an offshore wind farm within an area of seabed that is located north-west of Islay and west of Colonsay.

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