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World’s largest offshore wind farm produces power for the first time
11/10/2023
News
The Dogger Bank wind farm in the North Sea has been connected to the UK’s electricity grid and produced first power. Once the project completes in 2026, Dogger Bank’s 277 turbines will make it the world’s largest offshore wind farm, its 3.6 GW output enough to power six million homes with clean energy.
Located in relatively shallow waters on an isolated sandbank in the central and southern North Sea, the wind farm is being developed by a joint venture partnership between SSE Renewables (40%), Equinor (40%) and Vargronn (20%) in three 1.2 GW phases known as Dogger Bank A, B and C.
Power from the project’s first offshore wind turbine at Dogger Bank A is now being transmitted to the UK’s national grid via a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system, marking the first-time use of HVDC technology on a UK wind farm.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hailed the connection milestone, saying Dogger Bank will ‘bolster energy security, create jobs, lower electricity bills and keep us on track for net zero’.
