Green Volt offshore wind farm

Green Volt is a proposed offshore wind farm in the North Sea located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) off the East Coast of Scotland, which will use floating turbines.^[1] When consented in April 2024, it was the world's largest floating offshore wind farm at 560 MW from 35 turbines each rated at 16 MW.^[2] It is described as "Europe’s first commercial scale floating offshore wind farm".^[1]

Green Volt
Country	Scotland, United Kingdom
Location	North-east of Aberdeen
Coordinates	57°33′06″N 1°36′03″W
Status	Proposed
Commission date	Expected 2029
Owners	Floatation Energy (50%) Vårgrønn (50%)
Operator	Green Volt Offshore Wind Farm Ltd.
Wind farm
Type	Offshore
Power generation
Units planned	35 x 16 MW
Nameplate capacity	560 MW (proposed)
External links
Website	https://greenvoltoffshorewind.com/

Once operational in 2029 the farm will provide power to the National Grid and to nearby oil and gas platforms.^[1] The project was one of 13 projects awarded exclusivity agreements for seabed lease from Crown Estate Scotland in March 2023 as part of the Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas leasing round (INTOG).^[3]

The wind farm will be located north-east of Aberdeen, on the site of the decommissioned Ettrick and Blackbird oil fields.^[4]

The project is expected to cost around £2.5bn, and create 2800 jobs during its construction.^[1]

Green Volt Offshore Wind Farm Ltd. is equally co-owned by Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn, a joint-venture between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision.^[2][5]

A scoping request for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) was made to Marine Scotland by Flotation Energy and CNOOC Petroleum Europe in November 2021. The EIA was then submitted in February 2023, and the Section 36 consent was granted on 19 April 2024.^[6] All of the necessary planning approvals were secured by April 2024.^[7]

In September 2024, the first phase of the project was awarded Contracts for Difference for 400 MW at £139.93/MWh, as part of the sixth Allocation Round.^[1]