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This is a list of offshore wind farms within the national maritime boundaries of the United Kingdom. In December 2024 the nameplate capacity of offshore wind farms in operation was approximately 14 GW, with a further 8 GW under construction. Contracts for difference for a further 9 GW have been awarded by the UK Government.
The total offshore wind power capacity installed in the United Kingdom at the start of 2022 was 11.3 GW. By 2023, the United Kingdom had over 11,000 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 30 gigawatts (GW): 15 GW onshore and 15 GW offshore, [2] The UK has set a target to have 50GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030. [3]
The latest wave of clean energy projects, also including onshore wind and solar farms, could power 11 million UK homes, officials said.
2012 was a significant year for the offshore wind industry with 4 large wind farms becoming operational with over 1.1 GW of generating capability coming on stream. [21] In the year July 2012 to June 2013, offshore wind farms with a capacity of 1.463 GW were installed, for the first time growing faster than onshore wind which grew by 1.258 GW. [22]
Having completed the offshore substation, first power was achieved by 20 December 2021, and became fully operational in August 2022. [5] By doing so, Hornsea Project 2 overtook Hornsea One as the largest offshore wind farm in the world. [5] Hornsea Two has two diesel-electric crew ships, [66] where crews stay for two weeks while maintaining the ...
Offshore Center List of offshore wind farms; Renewable UK offshore wind page; Tethys Map Viewer A compilation of documents, U.S. permitting sites, and international Annex IV project sites and research studies on offshore wind developments that are associated with a geographic location.
The wind farm received consent in 2014, [1] and received support under the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme at £57.50/MWh (2012 prices) in 2017. [2] The wind farm began exporting power in June 2021. [3] The final turbine was installed in September 2021. [4] Full power output was achieved in April 2022 [5] and was commissioned.
It is one of nine offshore zones belonging to the Crown Estate which formed part of the third licence round for UK offshore wind farms. At the closest point the zone is 14 km from shore. [6] East Anglia Offshore Wind (EAOW) is a partnership between ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall. In December 2009, EAOW was announced as the developer ...