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Offshore Wind Farms
Operational| Wind farm | Location | Region | Turbines | Power | MW | Developer | | Barrow | 7km Walney Island | North West | 30 | 3 | 90 | Warwick Energy | | Beatrice | Beatrice Oilfield, Moray Firth | Scotland | 2 | 5 | 10 | Scottish & Southern | | Blyth Offshore | 1km Blyth Harbour | North East | 2 | 2 | 4 | E.ON UK Renewables | | Burbo Bank | 5.2km Crosby | North West | 25 | 3.6 | 90 | 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 | | Rhyl Flats | 8km Abergele | North Wales | 25 | 3.6 | 90 | RWE Npower Renewables | | Scroby Sands | 3km NE Great Yarmouth | East of England | 30 | 2 | 60 | E.ON UK Renewables | | Totals | | | 228 | | 688.4 | |
Under Construction| Wind farm | Location | Region | Turbines | Power | MW | Developer | | Greater Gabbard | 26km off Orford, Norfolk | Thames Estuary | 140 | 3.6 | 504 | Scottish & Southern | | 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 | | Robin Rigg | 9.5km Maryport/8.5km off Rock Cliffe | North West | 60 | 3 | 180 | E.ON UK Renewables | | Thanet | 11-13km Foreness Point, Margate | Thames Estuary | 100 | 3 | 300 | Vattenfall | | Totals | | | 348 | | 1,156.8 | |
Approved| Wind farm | Location | Region | Turbines | Power | MW | Developer | | Gwynt y Mor | 13-15km offshore | North Wales | 250 | 0 | 750 | RWE Npower Renewables | | Lincs | 8km off Skegness | East of England | 75 | 3.6 | 270 | Centrica Renewable Energy Ltd | | London Array I | 24km off Clacton-on-Sea | Thames Estuary | 175 | 3.6 | 630 | DONG Energy / E.On Renewables / Masdar | | London Array II | 24km off Clacton-on-Sea | Thames Estuary | 166 | 0 | 370 | DONG Energy / E.On Renewables / Masdar | | Ormonde | off Walney Island | North West | 30 | 5 | 150 | Vattenfall | | Sheringham Shoal | Sheringham, Greater Wash | East of England | 88 | 3.6 | 315 | Scira Offshore Energy Ltd | | Teesside | 1.5km NE Teesmouth | North East | 30 | 3 | 90 | EdF | | Walney I | 14km Walney Island, Irish Sea | North West | 51 | 3.6 | 183.6 | DONG Energy | | Walney II | 14km Walney Island, Irish Sea | North West | 51 | 3.6 | 183.6 | DONG Energy | | West of Duddon Sands | N. Irish Sea | North West | 160 | 3.6 | 500 | Scottish Power/DONG Energy | | Totals | | | 1076 | | 3,442.2 | |
Withdrawn after approval or after submission| Wind farm | Location | Region | Turbines | Power | MW | Developer | | Cirrus Array (Shell Flats) | 7km Cleveleys | North West | 90 | 0 | 270 | Celt Power / DONG Energy / Shell Wind Energy | | Cromer | 7km Cromer | East of England | 30 | 4 | 108 | EdF | | Scarweather Sands | 5.5km Sker Point (nr Porthcawl) | South Wales | 30 | 3.6 | 108 | DONG Energy/ E.ON UK | | Totals | | | 150 | | 486.0 | |
Submitted (S36)| Wind farm | Location | Region | Turbines | Power | MW | Developer | | Docking Shoal | 14km from North Norfolk coast | East of England | 100 | 0 | 500 | Centrica Renewable Energy Ltd | | Dudgeon | 32 km north of Norfolk | Greater Wash | 168 | 0 | 560 | Warwick Energy | | Humber Gateway | Withernsea | Yorkshire & Humber | 83 | 3.6 | 300 | E.ON UK Renewables | | Race Bank | 27km from North Norfolk coast | East of England | 88 | 0 | 620 | Centrica Renewable Energy Ltd | | Westernmost Rough | 8 km from the coast, approximately 25 km north of Spurn Head at the river Humber estuary. | Greater Wash | 80 | 0 | 240 | DONG Energy | | Totals | | | 519 | | 2,220.0 | |
Sites Awarded
| Wind farm |
Region |
Estimated MW |
Developer |
| Triton Knoll |
Greater Wash |
1200 |
NPower renewables |
Planned Sites and Zones
Demonstration Offshore Wind Farm
| Wind farm |
Region |
Estimated MW |
Developer |
| Aberdeen |
Scotland |
115 |
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group & Vattenfall |
Scottish Territorial Waters Offshore Wind Farms
Exclusivity Agreements Awarded
Wind farm |
Region |
Estimated MW |
Developer |
Argyll Array |
Scotland |
1500 |
Scottish Power Renewables |
| Bell Rock |
Scotland |
700 |
Airtricity & Flour |
| Beatrice |
Scotland |
920 |
Airtricity & SeaEnergy |
| Forth Array |
Scotland |
415 |
Fred Olsen |
| Inch Cape |
Scotland |
905 |
Npower & SeaEnergy |
| Islay |
Scotland |
680 |
Airtricity |
| Kintyre |
Scotland |
378 |
Airtricity |
| Neart na Gaoithe |
Scotland |
360 |
Mainstream |
| Solway Firth |
North West |
300 |
E.ON |
| Wigtown Bay |
Scotland |
280 |
DONG Energy |
| TOTAL |
6438 |
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Round 3 Offshore Wind Zones
| Wind farm |
Region |
MW Capacity |
Developer (owner) |
| Bristol Channel |
South West |
1500 |
RWE Npower Renewables |
| Dogger Bank |
North Sea |
9000 |
Forewind Consortia (SSE Renewables, RWE Npower Renewables, Statoil and Statkraft) |
| Firth of Forth |
Scotland |
3500 |
SeaGreen Wind energy Ltd (SSE Renewables, Fluor) |
| Hastings |
South |
600 |
E.On Climate and Renewables |
| Hornsea |
North Sea |
4000 |
Mainstream Renewable Power, Siemens Project Ventures |
| Irish Sea |
Irish Sea |
4200 |
Centrica |
| Moray Firth |
Scotland |
1300 |
EDP Renovaveis, Seaenergy Renewables |
| Norfolk Bank |
Southern North Sea |
7200 |
East Anglia Offshore Wind Ltd (Scottish Power Renewables and Vattenfall) |
| West of Isle of Wight |
South |
900 |
Eneco New Energy |
| TOTAL |
32200 |
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