Ossian is being developed with a focus on early engagement with stakeholders, ensuring that key statutory and non-statutory bodies are updated as the project progresses.
There are two principal elements of the Ossian Offshore Wind Farm development:
The wind farm generation assets, including the floating offshore wind turbines and inter array cables.
The transmission infrastructure that will connect and deliver the renewable energy generated by the wind farm to the national grid.
As the project sits across multiple planning systems, the wind farm itself requires a separate application process to the transmission infrastructure. The application for the generating assets and the offshore transmission platforms was submitted to the Scottish Government in June 2024.
To connect Ossian, we will seek consent to install subsea cables from the wind farm to a landfall in Lincolnshire and then underground cables connecting to our new Ossian convertor stations. Underground cables will connect our convertor stations to National Grid’s substations, near Spalding and near Alford.
Because the Ossian’s subsea cables and onshore transmission infrastructure has been identified as a Project of National Significance by the Planning Inspectorate, it will need to apply for a Development Consent Order (DCO). This is typical for infrastructure projects of this size
