Dogger Bank Wind Farm is the biggest offshore wind farm in the world. The site will be home to up to 227 wind turbines once completed.
With three phases already approved and one already in operation, Dogger Bank’s owners – SSE Renwables and Equinor – have recently made public their plans for Dogger Bank to get even larger.
To add to Dogger Bank sites A, B, and C, the companies intend to open Dogger Bank D in the near future.
This site would comprise a further 122 turbines, bringing the total to 349 turbines across hundreds of miles of the North Sea.
In a recent statement, Rob Cussons, Project Director for Dogger Bank D at SSE Renewables, explained the current plans for Dogger Bank D, which could add an additional 2 gigawatts to the project:
“The Scoping Report is an important milestone for Dogger Bank D and is a key part of the development of an offshore wind farm. The report lays out the scope of the project proposals and identifies key environmental factors.”
If approved, the project would also include a new 400kV substation located in the East Riding of Yorkshire, an area on the mainland of England that reaches out into the North Sea.
Though this ground-breaking project would further support the United Kingdom’s clean energy aims, the extension of the project requires further approval, including from the King, as IFLScience explain:
“To get the go-ahead, they’ll have to reach an agreement with The Crown Estate, who manage the land and seabed owned by the British monarch around England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. They also have to pass numerous environmental checks, plus face a public consultation on the proposals in Autumn 2024.”
This would mean that the wind farm, which has been pumping clean energy into the UK since 2023, would become even more record-breaking.
It’s clear that this is the next step for the UK’s world-leading sustainability projects, allowing more hope for our planet.
And as these wind farm mega sites progress into the future in the UK and around the globe, there is hope that Britain – and the world – can stop relying on fossil fuels and move to a full renewable energy generation system.
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