Offshore Wind Farm - Angus Coast
This is the monstrous semi submersible crane vessel, Saipem 7000, the third largest in the world, and it has been working a short distance off the coast where I live. The Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm can power 1.6 million homes!
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Sounds interesting @ChrisR777. Can you see the turbines themselves from where you are? 1.6m homes must power a pretty big part of Scotland!
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Makes me mad!! Montrose is already at risk of disappearing due to damage from the sea alongside damage from up river on the Esk.
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I don't know much about that side of things @Rag_793, we don't hear about much of it down here! But that doesn't sound good!
Is there quite a lot of environmental impact from these wind farms? I'm sure it's probably a very fine balance between helping the country stay powered up and looking after the coast line.
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The online documents said that would be half the homes in Scotland, but I would think that in reality, the power will be sold to the National Grid, not staying in Scotland.
It has been operational since October 2023, with 114 turbines. I'm not sure if they are constructing tthe other 36, as they have permission for 150 turbines.
They say it is 27km from the coast, but we can see them on the horizon. I'm thinking they mean 27km from Montrose, where the operational base is. I am in Carnoustie and can see them. They blend in quite well actually, it doesn't take much for them to be near invisible, unless you look for them.
"Situated 27km off the Angus coastline in the North Sea and 66km off the East Lothian coastline, Seagreen has 114 turbines with a total generating capacity of 1,075MW. The existing site can provide enough green energy to power more than 1.6million homes and will also displace over 2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from electricity generated by fossil fuels every year."
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This is providing high skilled green energy jobs. Can you explain what's making you angry?
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Those yellow jacket foundations are what each turbine stands on.
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Just read that this windfarm has the deepest fixed bottom foundations of any operational windfarm in the world. And is a £3bn joint venture between SSE Renewables 49%/ TotalEnergies 25.5%/ PTTEP 25.5%.
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It's definitely better than wind turbines next to people's homes
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Is it the sight of wind turbines that you're not keen on @egiste2r? I live in the countryside and we have quite a few wind farms. I quite like seeing them and I definitely prefer them over pylons.
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For those living nearby, they create a very uncomfortable noise.
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I had a look and it seems that over 1 mile away you can't hear them. The ones near me are on the hills and there is maybe 1 or 2 houses within that distance. I wonder if it affects them much?
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Noise from wind turbines affects people individually. Plus, noise depends on many environmental factors. In any case, I believe that it is better to stay away from wind turbines.
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Wind and solar electricity are unstable. The need to smooth out consumption peaks through nuclear power plants, hydroelectric power plants and thermal power plants will not disappear.
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What you say is true, but not the full picture. It costs far more to build a new nuclear facility, which will include waste that is impossible to dispose of, then an investing in renewable projects.
"While wind and solar electricity can be unstable due to their dependence on weather, integrating these sources with energy storage and other renewables can enhance the reliability of the electricity supply."
Storage tech, on a large scale, is getting better every year. Sodium batteries, deep hole (old mine) thermal storage, hydro energy storage (which is pretty old tech)
Montrose is already at risk of disappearing due to damage from the sea alongside damage from up river on the Esk.
Yes, partly increased by the climate crisis https://www.dynamiccoast.com/files/Montrose_CoastalChangeAssessment_2025_Final.pdf
It looks like the rate of erosion of that area of coast is increasing year by year.
So I'd say the wind turbines will ast a lot longer than the golf course.
There's the opportunity for increased biodiversity with offshore installations as described in in these articles .
https://maritime-spatial-planning.ec.europa.eu/case-studies/nature-enhancement-offshore-wind-farms
https://balticwind.eu/coexistence-of-offshore-wind-and-biodiversity-a-sustainable-approach/
I think pretty amazing that as a species we are actually moving away from just 'burning stuff' once.
I mean where's the logic in that?0
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