List of offshore wind farms in the United Kingdom

This is a comprehensive list of operational offshore wind farms in the United Kingdom (within the national maritime boundaries).

This information is gathered from multiple internet sources,[1][2][3] and is current up to February 2015. 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.

List

The list is sorted alphabetically, but it can be sorted in any way by clicking the symbol <> at the top of each column.

Wind farm Cap.
(MW)		 Turbines Where When Build
Cost		 Cap.
fac.		 Depth
range (m) 		km to
shore		 Country Owner Refs.
Barrow 90 30 × Vestas V90-3.0MW 53°59′00″N 3°17′00″W / 53.98333°N 3.28333°W 2006 July £123m 15–20 7  England DONG [w 1] [4]
Beatrice 10 2 × REpower 5M 58°06′20″N 03°05′35″W / 58.10556°N 3.09306°W 2007 July £35m 20% 45 23  Scotland SSE and Talisman Energy [w 2][5]
Blyth Offshore 4 2 × Vestas V66-2MW 55°08′09″N 01°29′25″W / 55.13583°N 1.49028°W 2000 December £4m 6–11 1.6  England E.ON
Burbo Bank 90 25 × Siemens SWP 3.6–107 53°29′00″N 3°11′00″W / 53.48333°N 3.18333°W 2007 September £90m 32–35% 0–6 7  England DONG [w 3][6]
Greater Gabbard 504 140 × Siemens SWT-3.6–107 51°56′0″N 1°53′0″E / 51.93333°N 1.88333°E 2012 September £1500m 20–32 23  England SSE Renewables [w 4]
Gunfleet Sands 1 & 2 172 48 × Siemens SWP-3.6–107 51°43′0″N 01°12′50″E / 51.71667°N 1.21389°E 2010 April £300m 2–15 7  England DONG [w 5][7]
Gunfleet Sands 3 – Demonstration Project 12 2 × Siemens SWT-6.0 120 51°43′0″N 01°12′50″E / 51.71667°N 1.21389°E 2013 April £51m 5–12 8  England DONG [w 6]
Kentish Flats 90 30 × Vestas V90-3.0MW 51°27′36″N 01°05′24″E / 51.46000°N 1.09000°E 2005 October £121.5m 30% 3–5 10  England Vattenfall [w 7][8]
Lincs 270 75 × Siemens SWT-3.6–120 53°11′0″N 0°29′0″E / 53.18333°N 0.48333°E 2013 September £1000m 10–15 8  England Centrica, Siemens, DONG [w 8][9]
London Array 630 175 × Siemens SWT-3.6 51°38′38″N 1°33′13″E / 51.64389°N 1.55361°E 2013 April £1800m 0–25 20  England DONG Energy, E.ON UK Renewables, Masdar [w 9]
Lynn and Inner Dowsing 194 54 × Siemens SWP-3.6–107 53°07′39″N 0°26′10″E / 53.12750°N 0.43611°E 2009 March £300m 37% 6–11 5  England Centrica 50%
TCW 50% 		[w 10][10]
Methil 7 1 × Samsung 7 MW 56°09′46″N 03°00′32″W / 56.16278°N 3.00889°W 2013 October 5 0.05  Scotland Samsung, 2-B Energy [w 11]
North Hoyle 60 30 × Vestas V80-2MW 53°26′00″N 3°24′00″W / 53.43333°N 3.40000°W 2003 December £80m 33–36% 5–12 7  Wales Npower (UK) (RWE) [w 12][11]
Ormonde 150 30 × REpower 5MW 54°06′00″N 3°24′00″W / 54.10000°N 3.40000°W 2012 August £552m 17–22 9.5  England Vattenfall [w 13] [12]
Rhyl Flats 90 25 × Siemens SWP 3.6–107 53°22′00″N 3°39′00″W / 53.36667°N 3.65000°W 2009 December £198m 4–15 8  Wales Npower (UK) (RWE) [w 14] [13]
Robin Rigg 180 60 × Vestas V90-3.0MW 54°45′00″N 3°43′00″W / 54.75000°N 3.71667°W 2010 April £396m 0–12 11  Scotland E.ON [w 15][14]
Scroby Sands 60 30 × Vestas V80-2MW 52°38′0″N 1°47′0″E / 52.63333°N 1.78333°E 2004 March £75.5m 26–32% 0–8 2.5  England E.ON [w 16][15]
Sheringham Shoal 317 88 × Siemens SWT-3.6–107 53°07′0″N 1°08′0″E / 53.11667°N 1.13333°E 2012 September £1100m 12–24 17  England Statoil 50%
Statkraft 50% 		[w 17]
Teesside 62 27 × Siemens SWT-2.3 54°38′50″N 1°05′40″W / 54.64722°N 1.09444°W 2013 August £200m 7–15 1.5  England EDF-EN [16]
Thanet 300 100 × Vestas V90-3.0MW 51°26′0″N 1°38′0″E / 51.43333°N 1.63333°E 2010 September £900m 20–25 11  England Vattenfall [w 18][17]
Walney 367 102 Siemens SWP 3.6–107 54°03′00″N 3°31′00″W / 54.05000°N 3.51667°W 2010 February £1200m 19–30 14  England DONG, SSE, OPW [w 19][18]
West of Duddon Sands 389 108 Siemens SWP 3.6–120 53°59′00″N 3°28′00″W / 53.98333°N 3.46667°W 2014 October £1600m 17–24 15  England DONG, SSE [w 20] [19]

"Cap." is the rated nameplate capacity of the wind farm
"When" is the year when the windfarm was commissioned and put into service.
"Cost" is the total capital cost of the project up to commissioning.
"Cap. Fac." is the average capacity factor, i.e. the average power generated by the windfarm, as a percentage of its nameplate capacity.
"km to shore" is the average distance of the windfarm to shore, or (where available) the distance from the in-farm transformer/substation to the shore
"Depth range (m)" is the range of minimum to maximum depths of water that the windfarm is sited in
"Refs" cite the source references for the information. The [w ...] footnotes link to each windfarm's own home page

Barrow
Beatrice
Blyth
Burbo Bank
Greater Gabbard
Gunfleet Sands
Gwynt y Môr
Kentish Flats
Lincs
London Array
Lynn and Inner Dowsing
Methil
North Hoyle
Ormonde
Rhyl Flats
Robin Rigg
Scroby Sands
Sheringham Shoal
Teesside
Thanet
Walney
West of Duddon Sands
Locations of offshore wind farms in the United Kingdom

Windfarm home pages

Wind farms under construction

This is a list of offshore wind farms currently under construction.

Wind farm Total
(MW)		 Country Coordinates Turbines
& model		 Completion Refs
Gwynt y Môr 576 United Kingdom 53°28′00″N 3°36′00″W / 53.46667°N 3.60000°W 160 × Siemens SWT-3.6-107 2015 [20][21]
Humber Gateway 219 United Kingdom 53°38′N 0°17′E / 53.633°N 0.283°E 73 × Vestas V112-3 MW 2015 [22][23]
Westermost Rough 210 United Kingdom 53°48′N 0°9′E / 53.800°N 0.150°E 35 × Siemens SWT-6.0-154 2015 [24]

See also

Other types of power generation in the United Kingdom

Notes

  1. ↑ The Windpower database
  2. ↑ Interactive Map of Renewable and Alternative Energy Projects in the UK
  3. ↑ OffshoreDevelopment Rounds, RenewableUK
  4. ↑ Barrow Offshore Wind Farm (UK) 4C . Retrieved: 9 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Beatrice offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
  6. ↑ Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 7 November 2010.
  7. ↑ Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
  8. ↑ Kentish Flats offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
  9. ↑ Lincs Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: January 2015.
  10. ↑ Lynn Inner Dowsing offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 25 October 2010.
  11. ↑ North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 7 November 2010.
  12. ↑ Ormonde (UK) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 9 February 2015.
  13. ↑ Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 7 November 2010.
  14. ↑ Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 7 November 2010.
  15. ↑ Scroby Sands offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
  16. ↑ Teesside offshore wind farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 11 February 2015.
  17. ↑ Thanet Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 24 September 2010.
  18. ↑ Walney 1, Walney 2 4C . Retrieved: 9 February 2015.
  19. ↑ West of Duddon Sands (UK) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 9 February 2015.
  20. ↑ "Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm". 4C Offshore. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  21. ↑ Gwynt y Môr project page
  22. ↑ Construction-phase Surveys for Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm
  23. ↑ Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm
  24. ↑ Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm

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