MORAY EAST Offshore Wind Farm
United Kingdom
| Project type: | Offshore Wind |
| Project sector: | Offshore Engineering |
| Employer: | GeoSea NV |
| Client: | Moray Offshore Wind Farm East Ltd |
| Location: | Moray Firth United Kingdom |
| Year: | 2018 - 2019 |
| Website: | https://www.morayeast.com/ |
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Description of the project
The Moray offshore wind farm is located on the Smith Bank in the outer Moray Firth. It lies 12 nm (~22 km) from the Caithness Coast, and covers an area of 520km2 in a water depth range from 37 to 57m. In a first phase the Eastern area is developed with a capacity of ~500 MW.
The substructure for the MHI Vestas V164-9.5 MW is a 3-legged jacket structure founded on piles driven into the seabed.