The 1.1 gigawatt (GW) Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm, is located in the North Sea, 15 kilometres from the Angus coast on a site covering 150 square kilometres. It will feature up to 72 wind turbines and a single offshore substation. The power it generates will be transported 85 kilometres via export cables to a new substation being built on the East Lothian coast at the site of the former Cockenzie Power Plant. From there it will enter the national transmission network at an existing connection point.

Inch Cape as a concept first came about in 2008 after the site was secured in The Crown Estate’s third offshore wind leasing round auction. The wind farm ownership, design and installed capacity has changed and evolved since that time and the project has been able to take advantage of new technologies and innovations as the wider offshore wind industry has also developed.

Since being awarded its original consent in 2014, Inch Cape has both reduced the number of turbines and increased its proposed installed capacity while retaining its original offshore site. 

In spring 2019, it received approval for a revised wind farm design, opening the door to the adoption of new turbine technology and a reduction in turbine numbers from 110 to up to 72. This significant achievement meant the project could minimise construction time and costs as well as potential environmental impacts.

In summer 2020, Inch Cape secured approval to increase its generation capacity to up to one gigawatt (GW) from around 700 MW. This means the project can utilise the latest technology to maximise wind farm efficiency within the parameters of its existing consent.