Morven Offshore Wind Project includes two array sites; Morven North and Morven South, which would be located off the coast of Aberdeenshire in the North Sea.
It is being developed by Morven Offshore Wind Limited, a joint venture between Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) and JERA Nex bp. The project was awarded an Option Lease Agreement during Crown Estate Scotland’s ScotWind Leasing Round in 2022.
Combined potential generating capacity
UK households powered with clean electricity
The wind farm is named after a mountain situated in the beautiful hills of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The name derives from the Scottish Gaelic terms “Mhor” and “bheinn” meaning ‘big’ and ‘peak’, symbolic of the scale of opportunity represented by EnBW and JERA Nex bp’s latest offshore wind project.
The wind farm is named after a mountain situated in the beautiful hills of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The name derives from the Scottish Gaelic terms “Mhor” and “bheinn” meaning ‘big’ and ‘peak’, symbolic of the scale of opportunity represented by EnBW and JERA Nex bp’s latest offshore wind project.
Morven requires both offshore and onshore elements to generate electricity and transmit it to the electricity transmission network (known as “the grid”) operated by National Grid. The proposed infrastructure for Morven currently consists of:
- The Morven North Offshore Array Project (Morven North) – entirely in Scottish waters, approximately 61km from the Aberdeenshire coast and covers an area of 511km². It would consist of up to 96 turbines and supporting foundations, inter-array and interconnector cabling and offshore substation platforms.
- The Morven South Offshore Array Project (Morven South) – entirely in Scottish waters, approximately 86km from the Aberdeenshire coast and covers an area of 347km². It would consist of up to 95 turbines and supporting foundations, inter-array and interconnector cabling and offshore substation platforms.
- Morven Hawthorn Pit Grid Connection Project – within both Scottish and English waters and includes offshore cables, underground onshore cables and a land substation. The Hawthorn Pit grid connection is proposed to be located in North East England, near Seaham. It will serve Morven North or Morven South.
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April 2022
JERA Nex bp and EnBW signed the Option to Lease Agreement for Morven with Crown Estate Scotland
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July 2022
JERA Nex bp and EnBW signed a reservation and collaboration agreement with the Port of Leith in Edinburgh to transform the port into the UK’s largest renewables hub
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July 2023
Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report submitted for Morven Offshore Wind Farm
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July/August/September 2024
Morven Offshore Wind Project non-statutory consultation
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November 2024
Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report for Morven Offshore Wind Farm submitted to Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate
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February 2025
Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report for Morven Hawthorn Pit Grid Connection Project submitted to Planning Inspectorate and Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate
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April 2025
Charles Hammond Berth formally opened at the Port of Leith to host the world’s largest offshore wind construction vessels
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October/November 2025
Morven Hawthorn Pit Grid Connection Project non-statutory consultation
Morven offshore wind farm
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