This is ScotWind
ScotWind is the first round of offshore wind leasing in Scotland in decades and is a programme launched by the Crown Estate Scotland opening up 10 GW of renewable energy production. The Crown Estate Scotland announced in 2022 that Magnora Offshore Wind was successful in our application for a floating offshore wind project in the N3 area in the North-western part of Scotland. The project is named Talisk Offshore Wind.
Project
Location
The project area is situated 35 kilometers offshore from Western Isles.
Why Talisk? The story behind the name.
Key Project
Features
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495MW
Estimated Capacity -
56%
Capacity Factor -
11.4m/s
Average Wind Speed - 106-125m Water Depth
-
Floating Offshore Wind
with concrete or steel
floater -
33 x 15MW
Turbines
Talisk Offshore Wind Project can be summarized as follows:
Key project parameters
- N3 area in the north-west of Scotland
- High wind speed & capacity factor (11.4m/s & 56%)
- Water depth of 106-125m
- Remote project site with limited environmental constraints
- Ease of grid connection with connection to 1.8GW HVDC link at Isles of Lewis
Timeline & activities in development phase
- Engagement with supply chain and stakeholders ongoing
- Site investigations ongoing
- Target production start in the early 2030s
Supply chain
- Local fabrication and assembly
- UK operated vessels for installation
- Create local labour market for the O&M industry
Technology
- Technology agnostic
- 15MW turbines as a base case and total capacity 495MW
- Floating offshore wind with concrete or steel floater
Application partners
- Magnora Offshore Wind(Magnora & TechnipFMC)
- DNV as a knowledge partner within wind assessment, EIA and technical aspects
- Local harbour Stornoway Port & yard Kishorn Port
Differentiators
- Strong experience within the partners covering relevant technologies and competence areas
- Local content for floater fabrication in Scotland and UK operated vessels
Next steps
Key activities are focused around preparing the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and maturing the supply chain.
For questions, please contact
contact@magnoraoffshorewind.com
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