Buchan Offshore Wind
A ScotWind project located 75km off the coast of Fraserburgh, it will have up to 70 wind turbines generating around 1GW of clean, green renewable energy – enough to power the equivalent of 1.4 million homes.
Subsea cables bringing energy from the turbines would come ashore near Rattray head, and underground cables would then transport the energy to a new project substation in the Peterhead area. This new substation would be connected to the existing Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) transmission network at the existing Peterhead substation.
Buchan Offshore Wind could see more than £1.4bn invested in the UK’s manufacturing sector and supply chain. This has the potential to support over 2,800 jobs in Scotland at the peak of construction and over 400 during operation.
We want to hear your views
We held our third round of consultation events between 5 and 30 May 2025. We thank everyone who provided feedback and we are now currently working on analysing all considerations and, where appropriate, further refine our scheme.
As we move through the consenting process, we will host one final event before sharing more details of our final plans.
In the meantime, if you have any questions about our project, please contact us by emailing feedback@buchanconsultation.com or call 0800 0129 889.
Public consultation
We consulted with local people on our final proposals at our recent events in May 2025. We believe our refined routes and sites are the ones that best balance our technical requirements with the impact on the environment and the people who live, work and enjoy spending their time in the area.
We are now considering the final pieces of feedback received and will continue to develop our plans in more detail, of which we will provide an update in due course.
Working with the community
Buchan Offshore Wind is already working with the supply chain in Scotland, but we’re also active in local and regional initiatives such as the Best of Buchan Awards, Peterhead Scottish Week and the Peterhead FC Community Foundation Schools Partner Programme. We’re also funding the University of Highlands and Islands STEM outreach role for Fraserburgh, Mintlaw and Peterhead.
We are committed to working in partnership with the local community throughout the project to ensure it is delivered in a way that balances potential impacts with wider benefits, and which benefits local people. Please let us know if there are projects or initiatives you would like us to be aware of that may benefit from working with Buchan.