List of offshore wind farms
The locations in Europe of 22 of the 25 largest operational offshore wind farms
This page lists the top 25 offshore wind farms that are currently operational, rated by nameplate capacity. Also listed are the ten largest offshore wind farms which are currently under construction, the ten largest proposed, and offshore wind farms with notability other than size.
As of January 2011, the Thanet Offshore Wind Project in United Kingdom is the largest offshore wind farm in the world at 300 MW, followed by Horns Rev II (209 MW) in Denmark. The London Array (630 MW) is the largest project under construction. These projects will be dwarfed by subsequent wind farms that are in the pipeline, including Dogger Bank at 9,000 MW, Norfolk Bank (7,200 MW), and Irish Sea (4,200 MW).
Top 25 operational offshore wind farms
This is a list of the top 25 offshore wind farms that are currently operational, rated by nameplate capacity. In the case of a tied bottom place in the table, the wind farm with the earliest commissioning date is used.
Top 10 under construction
This is a list of the 10 largest offshore wind farms currently under construction.
Top 10 Proposed windfarms
The following table lists the ten largest offshore wind farm areas (by nameplate capacity) that are only at a proposal stage, and have achieved at least some of the formal consents required before construction can begin.
| Wind Farm |
Total
(MW) |
Country |
Coordinates |
Consents |
Refs |
| Dogger Bank |
9,000 |
United Kingdom |
|
Crown Estate Round 3 |
[59] |
| Norfolk Bank |
7,200 |
United Kingdom |
|
Crown Estate Round 3 |
[59] |
| Irish Sea |
4,200 |
United Kingdom |
|
Crown Estate Round 3 |
[59] |
| Hornsea |
4,000 |
United Kingdom |
|
Crown Estate Round 3 |
[59] |
| Firth of Forth |
3,500 |
United Kingdom |
|
Crown Estate Round 3 |
[59] |
| Blekinge Offshore |
2,500 |
Sweden |
|
Awaiting decision of environmental court |
[60] |
| Bristol Channel |
1,500 |
United Kingdom |
|
Crown Estate Round 3 |
[59] |
| Moray Firth |
1,300 |
United Kingdom |
|
Crown Estate Round 3 |
[59] |
| Triton Knoll |
1,200 |
United Kingdom |
|
Crown Estate Round 2 |
[61] |
| Codling |
1,100 |
Ireland |
|
99-year Foreshore Lease |
[62][63] |
Other highly notable offshore wind farms
See also
References
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