Kincardine
World's first commercial-scale floating OWF. Principle Power WindFloat semi-submersible foundations. Array includes 5 × V164-9.5 MW + 1 × V80-2 MW pilot.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
KOKincardine Offshore Windfarm Ltd — 100% ◆
Location
United KingdomNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
50 MW ◆
Turbines
6 × 9.5 MW ◆
Model
Mhi Vestas V164 9-5 ◆
Foundation
Floating ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Water depth
60–80 m ◆
Distance from shore
15 km ◆
Wind speed
10.0 m/s @ 150 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
PPA ◆
Grid
Secured · 7 Mar 2017 ◆
Connection
Redmoss substation, Altens, Aberdeen ◆
Schedule
FID
2020 ∅
COD
Oct 2021 ◆
Project timeline verified milestones only — each date carries its provenance mark
Dashed tick marks today (13 Oct 2026).
Revenue & offtake the regime the project was built under
Offtake regime on record
RegimeROC 3.5 ROCs/MWh (floating demonstrator). Long-term PPA with Statkraft (signed 2018, 100% output, until 2029).
InstrumentPPA
A built project sells its power under the contract or support regime it was financed with; it is not expected to bid into new government offtake rounds. Where the record does not yet name that regime, the row says so rather than guessing.
Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok’s registers
Installation complete
Installation · on record
StageOperational
In operation since2021-10
Offshore construction2018-08-16 → 2021-10
Construction ports
PortPort of Dundee ◆turbines
Sources & verification
Rests on 13 sources (8 primary) · ◆ 8 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Regulator4
[1]
Marine Scotland2017-03-07◆ Kincardine Offshore Windfarm - Section 3…
"CONSENT GRANTED BY THE SCOTTISH MINISTERS UNDER SECTION 36 OF THE ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF AN OFFSHORE GENERATING STATION, THE KINCARDINE FLOATING OFFSHORE WINDFARM,…
supportsoperatorConsentTotal capacityStatusConnection point+3 more
[10]
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2026-05-06◆ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD…
“REPD Q1 2026 quarterly extract — Ref ID 6136: Site Name "Kincardine Offshore Windfarm", Development Status "Operational", Installed Capacity 49.5 MWelec, Operator "Grupo Cobra"”
supportsRegister entry
[12]
Scottish Government Marine Directorate (MD-LOT)2026-08-23◆ Scottish MD-LOT marine projects register…
“Register row "Kincardine Offshore Windfarm" (key ml/kincardine-offshore-windfarm-0): Application stage "Post-consent", type "Renewables - Wind".”
supportsRegister entry
[14]
Companies House◆ Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Limited (SC…
“Pilot Offshore Renewables Limited [...] Ownership of shares – 75% or more [...] Ownership of voting rights - 75% or more”
supports↳ parents
Operator4
[2]
Principle Power2021-10-19◆ KOWL: World’s largest floating windfarm …
"The 50 MW Kincardine Offshore Windfarm … fully operational … 19 October 2021 … five Vestas V164-9.5 MW and one V80-2 MW turbine … each installed on WindFloat semi-submersible platforms designed by Pr…
supportsCommercial operationTurbinesModelUnit capacityTotal capacity+3 more
[3]
Statkraft2021-09◆ Kincardine: Statkraft helps world’s larg…
“a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) signed in 2018 between Statkraft and Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Ltd (KOWL) … Statkraft will purchase all electrical output from the floating wind project ……”
supportsMechanismDetail
[4]
Cobra Group (ACS)2019-01-11◆ Cobra installs the first turbine of what…
“Cobra holds 90% of the Kincardine project, the remaining 10% is in the hands of local investors … guaranteed rate of 3.5 ROCs (Renewable Obligation Certificates) … equivalent, at today's prices, to €1…”
supportsBackground
[11]
National Energy System Operator (NESO)2026-07-21◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“NESO TEC Register, edition 21 July 2026 - PRO-000277: "Kincardine Offshore Wind Farm", Status "Built", MW Connected 49.6, Effective From n/a, Customer "KINCARDINE OFFSHORE WINDFARM LIMITED"”
supportsRegister entry
Trade press5
[5]
The Courier (Dundee)2018
“A wind turbine tower was raised on to its floating steel base at the Port of Dundee's Prince Charles Wharf, with tower sections, the nacelle and the blades assembled there … first turbine assembled on…”
supportsturbines
[6]
[7]
offshoreWIND.biz2018-08-17
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsOffshore constructionSite rights
[8]
offshoreWIND.biz2018-10-30
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsFirst power
[9]