Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), developing the Ayre floating wind farm, to the east of Orkney and north-east of Caithness has announced a series of consultation events in August.

TWP will be submitting marine licence applications to construct the offshore windfarm and associated transmission infrastructure with the main construction activities starting in about 2030.

There will be three in-person events :

• Wednesday 27th August 2025 Deerness 10:00am – 1:00pm, Deerness Community Centre
• Wednesday 27th August 2025 Kirkwall 3:00pm – 7:00pm, St Magnus Centre
• Thursday 28th August 2025 Kirkwall 9:30am – 12:30pm, St Magnus Centre.

And an online event: http://www.twp.scot/ayre

For further information about the consultation events please contact Allan Tait, Community Engagement Manager, Thistle Wind Partners

email: a.tait@twp.scot

telephone: 07523 687 412

Thistle Wind Partners Facebook Page.

TWP say that the proposed windfarm will have the potential to generate
around 1GW of renewable energy and is located 22km off the east coast of Orkney.

The licensable activity consists of:

• Up to 67 wind turbines (floating or fixed foundations)
• Up to two offshore substations, connected to the turbines via inter-array cables
• Up to three Interconnector cables
• Up to 20 Subsea collectors. Up to four export cables to the landfall location of Sinclair’s Bay in Caithness.

More information about the Ayre Offshore Wind farm here:

Click to access Ayre_offore_scoping_report.pdf

Click to access 24_00243_SCOP–3222023.pdf

Click to access ayre-offshore-wind-farm-scds-outlook-july-2023-update.pdf

https://marine.gov.scot/node/23777

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