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This is a list of offshore wind farms within the national maritime boundaries of the United Kingdom. The name of the wind farm is the name used by the energy company when referring to the farm; it is usually related to the name of the nearest town on shore.[1][2][3]
In February 2020 there was 8,113 MW in offshore wind capacity in the UK, with a further 10,579 MW under construction or proposed to be built by 2025.
Operational offshore wind farms
In February 2020, there were wind farms consisting of 2180 turbines with a combined capacity of 8113 megawatts.
Map of the UK offshore wind farms
Wind farms under construction
This is a list of offshore wind farms currently under construction, with a combined capacity in February 2020 of 6118 MW.
Name | Country | Location | Cap. (MW) |
No. | Model | Project commissioning | Build Cost |
Cap. fac. |
Depth range (m) |
km to shore |
Owner | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hornsea Two | England | 53°53′06″N 01°47′28″E / 53.88500°N 1.79111°E | 1386 | 165 | Siemens 8MW SG 8.0-167 DD | Expected June 2022 | £ | 25-30 | 120 | Ørsted (company) and Global Infrastructure Partners | [36][37] | |
Moray East | Scotland | 58°06′N 2°48′W / 58.1°N 2.8°W | 950 | 100 | Vestas v164-9.5 MW | 2022 | £2.6bn | 50+ | 22 | EDP / Engie | [38][5][39] | |
Triton Knoll | England | 53°4′00″N 0°09′0″E / 53.06667°N 0.15000°E | 857 | 90 | Vestas v164-9.5 MW | 2022 | £2bn | 33 | RWE | [5][40] | ||
Neart Na Gaoithe | Scotland | 56°16′4″N 2°19′15″W / 56.26778°N 2.32083°W | 450 | 54 | Siemens 8MW SG 8.0-167 DD | 2023 | 20 | EDF R / ESB | [41] | |||
Sofia Offshore Wind Farm | England | 55°00′N 1°56′E / 55.0°N 1.93°E | 1400 | 100 | Siemens 14MW SG 14-222 DD | 2023 (phase 1 of 3) | 195 | RWE | [42][43][44][45] | |||
Seagreen Phase 1 | Scotland | 56°35.094′N 01°45.537′W / 56.584900°N 1.758950°W | 1075 | 114 | Vestas V164-10.0 MW | 2024 | SSE Renewables (formerly Airtricity), TotalEnergies | [46][47] | ||||
Doggerbank A | England | 54°46′12″N 1°55′01″E / 54.77°N 1.917°E | 1200 | 95 | GE-Haliade X 13GW | 2023/24 | 39.65 | SSE Renewables and Equinor | [42][48] |
Proposed wind farms
These are the wind farms that have been proposed under the UK Government's Contracts for Difference Round 3 (2019),[42] with combined capacity of 3612 MW (including Sofia Phase One which has already started construction).
Name | Country | Location | Cap. (MW) |
No | Model | Project commissioning |
Strike price | Cap. fac. |
Depth range (m) |
km to shore |
Owner | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doggerbank B | England | 1200 | 95 | GE-Haliade X 13GW | 2024/25 | 41.61 | SSE Renewables and Equinor | [42] | ||||
Doggerbank C | England | 1200 | 95 | GE-Haliade X 13GW | 2024/25 | 41.61 | SSE Renewables and Equinor | [42] | ||||
Forthwind | Scotland | 12 | 2023/24 | 39.650 | Forthwind Limited | [42] |
In addition, the following wind farm are in exploratory phase and have not yet secured a Contracts for Differences auction:
Name | Country | Location | Cap. (MW) |
No | Model | Project commissioning |
Strike price | Cap. fac. |
Depth range (m) |
km to shore |
Owner | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moray West | Scotland | 58°06′N 3°06′W / 58.1°N 3.1°W | 1200 | 85 | 2024/25 | 22 | [49][50] | |||||
East Anglia One North | England | 800 | 2026 | 69 | Iberdrola | [51] | ||||||
East Anglia Two | England | 900 | 2026 | Iberdrola | [51] | |||||||
East Anglia Three | England | 1400 | 2026 | Iberdrola | [51] | |||||||
Rampion 2 Extension | England | 50°40′00″N 0°16′00″W / 50.66667°N 0.26667°W | 1200 | E.ON | [52] | |||||||
Hornsea Three | England | 2400 | 231 | 2025 | 121 | Ørsted (company) | [53] | |||||
Norfolk Vanguard | England | 52°52′00″N 2°45′00″E / 52.86667°N 2.75000°E | 1800 | 47 | Vattenfall | [54] | ||||||
Norfolk Boreas | England | 53°00′00″N 2°56′00″E / 53.00000°N 2.93333°E | 1800 | 72 | Vattenfall | [55] |
See also
- List of onshore wind farms in the United Kingdom
- Renewable energy in the United Kingdom
- Wind power in the United Kingdom
- List of offshore wind farms
- Lists of offshore wind farms by country
- Lists of offshore wind farms in the North Sea
- Lists of offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea
Notes
- ^ The Windpower database
- ^ Interactive Map of Renewable and Alternative Energy Projects in the UK
- ^ OffshoreDevelopment Rounds Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine, RenewableUK
- ^ "Hornsea One Boosts Ørsted's Full-Year Guidance".
- ^ a b c Crown Estate - Offshore Wind Operational Report Retrieved: 17 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "UK offshore wind capacity factors". 27 January 2017. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ Barrow Offshore Wind Farm (UK) 4C . Retrieved: 9 February 2015.
- ^ Beatrice offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
- ^ Beatrice extension Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
- ^ Royal Opening for Scotland's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Retrieved: 17 August 2019.
- ^ "EDF Renewables Announces Blyth Floating Offshore Wind Scheme". Port of Blyth | Leading UK Offshore Energy Support Base. 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ "Blyth Offshore wind farm project hits new milestone". EDF. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 7 November 2010.
- ^ Dudgeon Wind Farm project page
- ^ Dudgeon 4C .
- ^ "Aberdeen offshore wind project opposed by Trump officially opening". BBC News. NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
- ^ Kentish Flats offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
- ^ Lincs Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: January 2015.
- ^ Lynn Inner Dowsing offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 25 October 2010.
- ^ North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 7 November 2010.
- ^ Ormonde (UK) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 9 February 2015.
- ^ Race Bank Wind Farm project page Archived 2016-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rampion Wind Farm project page
- ^ Rampion 4C .
- ^ Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 7 November 2010.
- ^ Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 7 November 2010.
- ^ Scroby Sands offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
- ^ Teesside offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 11 February 2015.
- ^ Thanet Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 24 September 2010.
- ^ Walney 1, Walney 2 4C . Retrieved: 9 February 2015.
- ^ Walney Extension Wind Farm project page
- ^ Walney Extension 4C .
- ^ "GIB, Marubeni rejig Rough cash". RENews. 11 August 2011.
- ^ West of Duddon Sands (UK) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 9 February 2015.
- ^ Hornsea Two Offshore Wind Farm Retrieved: 17 Aug 2019.
- ^ "About the project". hornseaprojects.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "Moray East Windfarm announces £2.6bn project investment amid clutch of deals". Energy Voice. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ 4C Offshore - Moray East
- ^ "Latest News". RWE Triton Knoll. Retrieved 9 Feb 2021.
- ^ EDF Renewables. "About Neart Na Gaoithe". nngoffshorewind.com. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 3: results". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "The Story So Far". Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "RWE begins construction of Sofia offshore wind farm". www.windtech-international.com. 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Components". Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "Vestas Prepping Seagreen Wind Turbines for Installation". offshoreWIND.biz. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Building Scotland's largest offshore wind farm". Seagreen Wind Energy. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Building the world's largest offshore wind farm". Dogger Bank Wind Farm. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project". Morray West. Retrieved 19 Oct 2021.
- ^ "8 Offshore UK Wind Projects". Air Swift. Retrieved 19 Oct 2021.
- ^ a b c "East Anglia Hub Offshore Wind Complex". Iberdrola. Retrieved 19 Oct 2021.
- ^ West Sussex County Council Rampion Wind Farm Extension project page
- ^ Hornsea Three
- ^ Norfolk Vanguard
- ^ Norfolk Boreas
External links
- 4C Offshore's Global Offshore Wind Farm Map and Database
- List of United Kingdom Wind Farms, thewindpower.net
Wind farms
- ^ Barrow Offshore Wind Farm
- ^ "Beatrice". Archived from the original on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
- ^ Burbo Bank
- ^ "EOWDC website". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ^ "SSE wind farm Project Website". Archived from the original on 2015-01-12. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
- ^ Gunfleet Sands
- ^ Gunfleet Sands demonstration project Archived 2015-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Gwynt y Môr
- ^ Humber Gateway
- ^ Kentish Flats
- ^ Lincs Archived 2015-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ London Array
- ^ Lynn and Inner Dowsing Archived 2015-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Energy Park Fife (Methil)
- ^ North Hoyle
- ^ Ormonde, Irish Sea
- ^ Rhyl Flats
- ^ Robin Rigg
- ^ Scroby Sands
- ^ Statkraft – Sheringham Shoal
- ^ Thanet
- ^ Walney Offshore Windfarm
- ^ Westermost Rough Archived 2015-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ West of Duddon Sands