List of offshore wind farms in the United Kingdom

Four offshore wind farms are in the Thames Estuary area: Kentish Flats, Gunfleet Sands, Thanet and London Array. The latter is the largest in the world as of April 2013.

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]
Gwynt y Môr	576	160 × Siemens SWT-3.6 107	53°27′00″N 03°35′00″W / 53.45000°N 3.58333°W	2015 June	>£2b		20	17	Wales	RWE Npower, Stadtwerke München, GIB, Siemens	[w 7]
Humber Gateway	219	73 × Vestas V112 3.0MW	53°38′38″N 0°17′35″E / 53.64389°N 0.29306°E	2015 June	£736m		15	10	England	E.ON	[w 8]
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 9][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 10][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	45%	0–25	20	England	DONG Energy, E.ON UK Renewables, Masdar	[w 11]
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 12][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 13]
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 14][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 15] [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 16] [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 17][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 18][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 19]
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 20][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 21][18]
Westermost Rough	210	35 Siemens SWT-6.0-154	53°48′18″N 0°8′56″E / 53.80500°N 0.14889°E	2015 May	£370m		15	10	England	DONG, Marubeni, GIB	[w 22][19]
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 23] [20]
"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

Humber Gateway

Kentish Flats

Lincs

London Array

Lynn and Inner Dowsing

Methil

North Hoyle

Ormonde

Rhyl Flats

Robin Rigg

Scroby Sands

Sheringham Shoal

Teesside

Thanet

Walney

Westermost Rough

West of Duddon Sands

Locations of offshore wind farms in the United Kingdom

Windfarm home pages

1. Barrow Offshore Wind Farm
2. Beatrice
3. Burbo Bank
4. SSE wind farm Project Website
5. Gunfleet Sands
6. Gunfleet Sands demonstration project
7. Gwynt y Môr
8. Humber Gateway
9. Kentish Flats
10. Lincs
11. London Array
12. Lynn and Inner Dowsing
13. Energy Park Fife (Methil)
14. North Hoyle
15. Ormonde, Irish Sea
16. Rhyl Flats
17. Robin Rigg
18. Scroby Sands
19. Statkraft – Sheringham Shoal
20. Thanet
21. Walney Offshore Windfarm
22. Westermost Rough
23. West of Duddon Sands

Wind farms under construction

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

Wind farm	Cap. (MW)	Turbines	Where	When	Build Cost	Cap. fac.	Depth range (m)	km to shore	Country	Owner	Refs.
Dudgeon	402	67 × Siemens SWT-6.0-154	53°15′00″N 1°23′00″E / 53.25000°N 1.38333°E	2017	£1.5bn				England	Statoil, Statkraft	[21][22]
Race Bank	580	91 × Siemens SWT-6.0-154	53°16′30″N 0°50′30″E / 53.27500°N 0.84167°E	2018					England	DONG	[23]
Rampion	400	116 × Vestas V112-3.45MW	50°40′00″N 0°06′00″E / 50.66667°N 0.10000°E	2018					England	E.ON	[24]
"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

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

Other types of power generation in the United Kingdom

• List of power stations in England
• List of power stations in Scotland
• List of power stations in Wales

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. "GIB, Marubeni rejig Rough cash". RENews. 11 August 2011.
20. West of Duddon Sands (UK) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 9 February 2015.
21. Dudgeon Wind Farm project page
22. Dudgeon 4C .
23. Race Bank Wind Farm project page
24. Rampion Wind Farm project page

External links

• 4C Offshore's Global Offshore Wind Farm Map and Database
• List of United Kingdom Wind Farms, thewindpower.net