Introduction

Ossian Offshore Wind Farm Limited (Ossian OWFL) (a joint venture between SSE Renewables (SSER), Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni)), is developing Ossian, an offshore wind farm located off the east coast of Scotland, approximately 80 km south-east of Aberdeen.

Ossian OWFL is seeking consent for the Array, which comprises the wind turbines (inclusive of their floating substructures and mooring and anchoring systems), fixed bottom Offshore Substation Platforms, and inter-array and interconnector cables. The information provided in this digital site relates to the Array only.

Ossian OWFL intends to submit separate consents, licences and permissions for the Proposed offshore export cable corridor(s) and Proposed onshore transmission infrastructure (including the Proposed onshore export cable corridor(s) and Proposed onshore converter station(s) at the Proposed landfall location(s)).

Digital Documents

An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has been completed for the Array in accordance with The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (as amended) and The Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2007 (as amended). The Array EIA Report (Volumes 1 to 4) has been submitted as part of the Array consent application and is made accessible in digital format below.

A Habitats Regulations Appraisal (HRA) has also been completed as required under the The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and the Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (collectively referred to as the “Habitats Regulations”). In accordance with these Regulations a Report to Inform an Appropriate Assessment (RIAA) (Parts 1 to 3) has been completed based on the outcome from the HRA Screening (assessment of likely significant effects (LSE)).

In view of the conclusions of the offshore RIAA, it was necessary to provide the requisite information and justification (the Derogation Case) to satisfy the HRA Derogation Provisions. The documents comprising the HRA and Derogation Case are included as part of the application and also made accessible in digital format below.

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Array Documents

Digital Acknowledgement

The content provided in this Digital Array EIA Report is a digital replication of the information presented within the Ossian Array EIA Report submitted to Marine Directorate on 28th June 2024, which can be found here here.

Further, this digital report will not be subject to any updates as may occur with other webpages following the launch of this webpage on 31st July 2024.