Fair Head
Fair Head tidal stream overview.
Fair Head is a dormant tidal-stream development proposed off the north Antrim coast near Ballycastle. The 2017 application described a seabed array and subsea export cables, with development led by DP Marine Energy and Bluepower through Fair Head Tidal Energy Park Limited. The project company was dissolved in March 2024.DormantUnited Kingdom
At a Glance
Capacity
Data coming soonOwners
Bluepower NV +2 moreOperator
Data coming soonCountry
United KingdomLocation
55.226°, -6.098°Website
Official project pageOwnership
3 records| Share | Organisation | Role | Details | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Co Developer | Bluepower NV is identified as a co-developer of Fair Head in the January 2017 environmental statement. | Current / not dated | |
| Unknown | Co Developer | DP Marine Energy Limited is identified as a co-developer of Fair Head in the January 2017 environmental statement. | Current / not dated | |
| Unknown | Project Company | Fair Head Tidal Energy Park Limited was the applicant and project company for the 2017 Fair Head tidal proposal. | Current / not dated |
Organisations
17 recordsOrganisations recorded as working on this asset or its project, and their role.
| Organisation | Role | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Benthic and fisheries assessment instituteConsenting Environmental | The January 2017 environmental statement documents this role. Provided benthic baseline work and fish-ecology and commercial-fisheries studies. | |
| Navigation risk consultantConsenting Environmental | The January 2017 environmental statement documents this role. Prepared the navigational-risk assessment and associated hazard-review work. | |
| Tourism and socio-economic assessorConsenting Environmental | The January 2017 environmental statement documents this role. Contributed the recreation, tourism and socio-economic assessment chapters. | |
| Tidal-project co-developerHistorical Development Context | The January 2017 environmental statement identifies Bluepower NV as a partner in the Fair Head development. | |
| Hydrodynamic modelling consultantConsenting Environmental | The January 2017 environmental statement documents this role. Built the regional hydrodynamic model used to assess tidal flows and potential environmental effects. | |
| Developer groupHistorical Development Context | DP Marine Energy undertook the Fair Head development within the DP Energy group. | |
DP Marine Energy (DP Marine Energy & DEME Blue Energy) | Operator Or Applicant | Not set |
| Tidal-project co-developerHistorical Development Context | The January 2017 environmental statement identifies DP Marine Energy Limited as a partner in the Fair Head development. | |
| Historical project company and consent applicantProject Company And Consenting | Submitted the 2017 Fair Head tidal-energy consent application; the company was dissolved in March 2024. | |
| Intertidal ecology consultantConsenting Environmental | The January 2017 environmental statement documents this role. Prepared intertidal baseline reports for the Ballycastle Bay and Murlough Bay cable landfalls. | |
| Seabird assessment consultantConsenting Environmental | The January 2017 environmental statement documents this role. Prepared the seabird technical report and diving-seabird collision-risk assessment. | |
| Tourism baseline consultantConsenting Environmental | The January 2017 environmental statement documents this role. Prepared the recreation and tourism baseline report identified in the assessment. | |
| Marine-mammal survey and assessment consultantConsenting Environmental | The January 2017 environmental statement documents this role. SAMS Research Services, now SAMS Enterprise, provided marine-mammal survey and encounter-rate work. | |
| Physical-environment survey assessorConsenting Environmental | The January 2017 environmental statement documents this role. Environmental Services Group is named among the physical-environment assessors. | |
| Seascape and landscape consultantConsenting Environmental | The January 2017 environmental statement documents this role. Provided the seascape and landscape baseline assessment. | |
| Marine archaeology consultantConsenting Environmental | The January 2017 environmental statement documents this role. Provided the marine archaeology and cultural-heritage baseline assessment. | |
| Fish ecology and fisheries assessorConsenting Environmental | The January 2017 environmental statement documents this role. Contributed the fish-ecology and commercial-fisheries assessment chapters. |
Supplier registration
Contact page onlyHow suppliers get onto this project's radar: its standing register, supplier portal or contact route.
General business enquiries can be made through the developer group’s contact form. This provides a company-wide point of contact for initial engagement.
DP Energy general contact route; no dedicated supplier register for the Fair Head proposal.
SourceChecked 28 Oct 2026