Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) has taken the next step in the development of its Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm project with the submission of its offshore consent application to the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate – Licensing and Operation Team.
This key project milestone takes TWP one step closer to realising its ambitions for this significant fixed-bottom offshore wind project which, once operational, will contribute 1GW of renewable energy to the national grid – enough to power the equivalent of more than 1.2 million households.
Bowdun is expected to support more than 700 jobs in Scotland during its five-year construction phase, alongside around 60 long-term roles through its future operations and maintenance base.
The submission of the offshore consent application means the full project is now in determination with both onshore and offshore elements under consideration. The onshore application was lodged with Aberdeenshire Council in November 2025, and together these represent a major step towards realising the project.
Since its establishment in 2022, TWP has successfully prepared and submitted four major consent applications across its ScotWind projects, covering both onshore and offshore elements for Bowdun and also the Ayre Offshore Wind Farm project.
TWP, a joint venture between Qair, Belgium’s DEME Concessions, and Aspiravi International, secured seabed leases for two offshore wind projects in the 2022 ScotWind auction. In 2025, Qair acquired full ownership of the 1 GW Ayre floating wind farm project and divested its stake in the 1 GW Bowdun offshore wind farm.
