Ayre is a planned floating wind farm off the coast of Orkney, east coast Scotland, while Bowdun will be a fixed foundation wind farm off the coast of Aberdeen. Both owned by Thistle Wind Partners, the combined 2 GW projects will support the transition to renewable energy in Scotland, expected to generate enough electricity to power 2.4 million households.

On behalf of RPS, ABPmer is providing marine physical process assessments to support the consenting of the wind farms.

Our physical process specialists are modelling the wave, hydrodynamic and sediment transport environment of the wind farm areas, to understand how these factors could impact the planned wind farms, as well as how the wind farm designs could influence coastal processes, sediment transport pathways, and morphological features on the seabed and at the coast.

Consenting for both wind farms is expected to be completed in 2025, with construction planned to begin in 2029.

ABPmer assists the renewables sector throughout the project lifecycle; from site selection and feasibility, through environmental impact assessment and consenting to engineering design, construction and operation and maintenance.

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