Resource Assessment

In its spring 2026 newsletter, Muir Mhòr Offshore Wind Farm Limited reports that it has completed a detailed metocean study for the Muir Mhòr floating offshore wind project, located off the east coast of Scotland. The update appears in a LinkedIn post highlighting recent project milestones, where the developer notes that, alongside progressing its offshore consent application, it has finished this key technical study. The metocean work is described as being carried out to inform the design and operation of the wind farm, indicating that the project now has a more robust understanding of local marine and weather conditions. The completion of this detailed metocean study represents a significant early‑development resource assessment milestone for the project. It is presented within a broader narrative of “another season of momentum for Muir Mhòr,” in which the team also emphasises the role of “vital technical studies” in moving the scheme forward. With this dataset now available, the project can better support ongoing engineering and planning activities, and further underpin its offshore consent application. The newsletter framing suggests that the metocean assessment is one of several foundational inputs being assembled as Muir Mhòr advances through the development phase and refines how the wind farm will ultimately be designed and operated. Overall, the announcement signals that a major strand of technical feasibility and resource/conditions assessment work has transitioned from analysis to completion, strengthening the project’s technical basis as it prepares for subsequent design and permitting decisions.