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.
04/06/2025 |
Offshore charging for both battery-powered crew transfer and service operation vessels could be on the horizon for windfarms of the future, according to two studies commissioned by leading green energy company, ScottishPower Renewables.
02/06/2025 |
The first statutory consultation for ScottishPower Renewables’ proposed MachairWind offshore windfarm is now underway, with a virtual consultation room available online and community drop-in events taking place from next week across Islay, Jura, Colonsay, Ross of Mull and Iona.
16/05/2025 |
ScottishPower Renewables has signed a four-year maintenance framework with Enspec Power Ltd for annual maintenance services of reactive compensation equipment installed across a number of its windfarms in Scotland, England and Northern Ireland.
13/05/2025 |
ScottishPower Renewables’ MachairWind offshore windfarm team has welcomed the inclusion of four Argyll & Bute businesses in a prestigious industry support programme, designed exclusively for island and coastal communities.
07/05/2025 |
A multimillion-pound contract awarded by ScottishPower Renewables to Ecocel has enabled the turbine maintenance company to open a new, larger facility in Kilwinning and take on 10 additional staff.
07/05/2025 |
Local people across Islay, Jura, Colonsay, Ross of Mull and Iona will have the opportunity to get involved and have their say on ScottishPower Renewables’ proposed MachairWind offshore windfarm when the first phase of statutory consultation gets underway later this month.
25/04/2025 |
The offshore construction programme for ScottishPower’s biggest-ever renewables project is officially underway with the installation of the first foundation for the green energy company’s £4 billion East Anglia THREE offshore windfarm.
17/04/2025 |
Two Norfolk-based marine companies are set to play a major role in the construction of the East of England’s newest offshore windfarm – and reap the benefits of multi-million pound agreements – thanks to ScottishPower Renewables.
08/04/2025 |
ScottishPower Renewables has awarded an EPCIC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation and Commissioning) contract for its East Anglia TWO offshore substation and jacket foundation to HSM Offshore Energy.
14/03/2025 |
Machrihanish Airbase was the place to be last Wednesday as ALIenergy’s MAK STEM Fest brought together students and industry professionals to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and renewable energy experts.
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
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.