Offshore Wind Farms

This website is divided into three sections:

1. Projects which have made formal planning applications and current status

2. Sites which have been awarded and have not yet applied for planning permission

3. List of all projects by leasing round

Section 1: Projects which have made formal planning applications and current status

OPERATIONAL
Wind farm Location Region
Turbines
Power
MW
Developer
Barrow 7km Walney Island North West
30
3
90
DONG Energy & Centrica
Beatrice Beatrice Oilfield, Moray Firth Scotland
2
5
10
SSE Renewables
Blyth Offshore 1km Blyth Harbour North East
2
2
3.8
E.ON UK Renewables
Burbo Bank 5.2km Crosby North West
25
3.6
90
DONG Energy
Gunfleet Sands I 7km Clacton-on-Sea East of England
30
3.6
108
DONG Energy
Gunfleet Sands II 8.5km off Clacton-On-Sea East of England
18
3.6
64.8
DONG Energy
Kentish Flats 8.5 km offshore from Whitstable South East
30
3
90
Vattenfall
Lynn & Inner Dowsing 5KM Skegness East Midlands
54
3.6
194.4
Centrica Renewable Energy Ltd
North Hoyle 7.5km Prestatyn & Rhyl North Wales
30
2
60
RWE Npower Renewables
Ormonde off Walney Island North West
30
5
150
Vattenfall
Rhyl Flats 8km Abergele North Wales
25
3.6
90
RWE Npower Renewables
Robin Rigg 9.5km Maryport/8.5km off Rock Cliffe North West
60
3
180
E.ON UK Renewables
Scroby Sands 3km NE Great Yarmouth East of England
30
2
60
E.ON UK Renewables
Thanet 11-13km Foreness Point, Margate Thames Estuary
100
3
300
Vattenfall
Walney I 14km Walney Island, Irish Sea North West
51
3.6
183.6
DONG Energy / SSE Renewables/ Ampere Equity / PGGM
Walney II 14km Walney Island, Irish Sea North West
51
3.6
183.6
DONG Energy / SSE Renewables/ Ampere Equity / PGGM
Totals:     
568
1,858.20
 
 
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Wind farm Location Region
Turbines
Power
MW
Developer
Greater Gabbard 26km off Orford, Suffolk Thames Estuary
140
3.6
504
SSE Renewables, RWE Npower Renewables
Gwynt y Mor 13km off the North Wales coast North Wales
160
3.6
576
RWE Innogy / SWM / Siemens
Lincs 8km off Skegness East of England
75
3.6
270
Centrica / DONG / Siemens Project Ventures
London Array I 24km off Clacton-on-Sea Thames Estuary
175
3.6
630
DONG Energy / E.On Renewables / Masdar
Sheringham Shoal Sheringham, Greater Wash East of England
88
3.6
316.8
Scira Offshore Energy Ltd
Teesside 1.5km NE Teesmouth North East 27 2.3 62.1 EdF
Totals:     
665
2,358.90
 
 
APPROVED
Wind farm Location Region
Turbines
Power
MW
Developer
Humber Gateway Withernsea Yorkshire & Humber
73
3
219
E.ON UK Renewables
London Array II 24km off Clacton-on-Sea Thames Estuary
103
tbc
370
DONG Energy / E.On Renewables / Masdar
Methil Offshore Wind Farm Demo site 20 yards off the coast, Methil Fife, Scotland
1
6
6
2-B Energy
West of Duddon Sands N. Irish Sea North West
108
3.6
389
Scottish Power/DONG Energy
Westermost Rough 8 km from the coast, approximately 25 km north of Spurn Head at the river Humber estuary. Greater Wash
40
tbc
240
DONG Energy
Totals:    
325
1,224
 
 

OPERATIONAL, UNDER CONSTRUCTION & APPROVED TOTAL:

1558
5,441.10
 
SUBMITTED
DECC Section 36 application (pre March 2010)    
 
Wind farm Location Region
Turbines
Power
MW
Developer
Docking Shoal 14km from North Norfolk coast East of England
up to 100
tbc
540
Centrica Renewable Energy Ltd
Dudgeon 32 km north of Norfolk Greater Wash
up to 168
tbc
560
Warwick Energy
Race Bank 27km from North Norfolk coast East of England
up to 88
tbc
620
Centrica Renewable Energy Ltd
     
 
Marine Scotland Section 36 (Scotland/post March 2010)    
 
Beatrice   Outer Moray Firth tbc tbc
1000
SSE Renewables / SeaEnergy
European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre Scotland   North East Scotland
11
tbc
<100
Aberdeen Offshore Wind Ltd (Vattenfall and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG))
     
 
MMO Marine License (<100MW/All English waters, Welsh and NI offshore waters)    
 
Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstration site   North East England < 100 tbc 99.9 National renewable energy centre Ltd (Narec)
Gunfleet Sands Extension   Thames Estuary
2
tbc
tbc
DONG Energy
     
 
IPC DCO application (>100MW/England and Wales)    
 
Kentish Flats 2 Kentish Flats Thames Estuary
tbc
tbc
51
Vattenfall Wind Power
Galloper Wind Farm Greater Gabbard Thames Estuary
up to 140
tbc
504
SSE Renewables and RWE Npower Renewables
Triton Knoll  Greater Wash Greater Wash up to 288   up to 1200  
Totals:     up to 812   < 4,674.9  
 
OPERATIONAL, UNDER CONSTRUCTION, APPROVED & SUBMITTED TOTAL: up to 2,370  
< 9,116
 
WITHDRAWN AFTER APPROVAL OR SUBMISSION
Wind farm Location Region
MW
Cirrus Array (Shell Flats) 7km Cleveleys North West
270
Cromer 7km Cromer East of England
108
Scarweather Sands 5.5km Sker Point (nr Porthcawl) South Wales
108
Totals:     
486

 

Section 2: Sites which have been awarded and have not yet applied for planning permission

SCOTTISH TERRITORIAL WATERS OFFSHORE WIND FARMS  
Wind farm  Region 
Estimated MW 
Developer 
Argyll Array  West of Argyll and the Island of Tiree
1800
Scottish Power Renewables
Inch Cape   Outer Firth of Tay 
905
Repsol Nuevas Energias / EDP Renováveis
Islay   Off the west coast of Islay
690
SSE Renewables
Neart na Gaoithe  Outer Forth Estuary
450
Mainstream
Total:  
4845
 
EXTENSIONS TO ROUND 1 AND 2 SITES
Wind farm  Original Project Name 
MW Capacity 
Developer 
Burbo Bank Extension Burbo Bank
234
DONG Energy
Walney Extension Walney
750
DONG Energy
Total:  
984
 
ROUND 3 OFFSHORE WIND ZONES
Wind farm  Region 
MW Capacity 
Developer (owner) 
Moray Firth   Scotland
1300
Repsol Nuevas Energias / EDP Renováveis
Firth of Forth  Scotland
3465
SeaGreen Wind energy Ltd (SSE Renewables, Fluor)
Dogger Bank   North Sea
9000
Forewind Consortia (SSE Renewables, RWE Npower Renewables, Statoil and Statkraft)
Hornsea  North Sea
4000
Smart Wind Consortia (Mainstream Renewable Power, Siemens Project Ventures) and DONG Energy
East Anglia Southern North Sea
7200
East Anglia Offshore Wind Ltd (Scottish Power Renewables and Vattenfall)
Rampion South
665
E.On Climate and Renewables
Navitas Bay Wind Park South
900
Eneco New Energy and EDF
Atlantic Array South West
1500
RWE Npower Renewables
Irish Sea   Irish Sea
4200
Centrica
Total:  
32230
 

 

Section 3: List of projects by leasing Round

Round 1 - 2001 
MW Capacity
Status
Barrow
90
Operational
Beatrice Demo
10
Operational
Blyth
4
Operational
Burbo Bank
90
Operational
Gunfleet Sands I & II
173
Operational
Lynn & Inner Dowsing
194
Operational
Kentish Flats
90
Operational
North Hoyle
60
Operational
Rhyl Flats
90
Operational
Robin Rigg
180
Operational
Scroby Sands
60
Operational
Teesside
62
Under Construction
Cirrus Array (Shell Flats)
270
Withdrawn
Cromer
108
Withdrawn
Scarweather Sands
108
Withdrawn
Round 2 - 2002
Thanet
300
Operational
Walney I
183.6
Operational
Greater Gabbard
504
Under Construction
Gwynt Y Mor
576
Under Construction
Lincs
270
Under Construction
London Array I
630
Under Construction
Ormonde
150
Operational
Sheringham Shoal
317
Under Construction
Walney 2
183.6
Operational
London Array II
370
Under Construction
Humber Gateway
300
Approved
West of Duddon Sands
389
Approved
Westermost Rough
240
Approved
Docking Shoal
540
Submitted S36
Dudgeon
560
Submitted S36
Race Bank
620
Submitted S36
Triton Knoll
900-1200
Submitted IPC
Round 1 and 2 Extension Sites
Galloper Wind Farm
504
Submitted IPC
Kentish Flats 2 Extension
51
Submitted IPC
Burbo Bank Extension
234
Site Awarded
Walney Extension
750
Site Awarded
STW - 2009
Argylll Array
1800
Exclusivity Agreement Awarded
Beatrice
1000
Submitted to Marine Scotland
Inch Cape
905
Exclusivity Agreement Awarded
Islay
690
Exclusivity Agreement Awarded
Neart na Gaoithe
450
Exclusivity Agreement Awarded
Round 3 - 2010
Moray Firth
1300
Site Awarded
Firth of Forth
3465
Site Awarded
Dogger Bank
9000-12800
Site Awarded
Hornsea
4000
Site Awarded
East Anglia
7200
Site Awarded
Rampion
665
Site Awarded
Navitas Bay Wind Park
900-1200
Site Awarded
Bristol Channel
1500
Site Awarded
Irish Sea
4185
Site Awarded
Demo sites - 2010
Methil Offshore Wind Farm Demo site
6
Approved
European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre Scotland
<100
Submitted to Marine Scotland
Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstration site
100
Submitted to MMO
Gunfleet Sands Extension
tbc
Submitted to MMO