The 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind park, located off the coast of Yorkshire (United Kingdom), has produced its first power. Electricity from the project’s first offshore wind turbine at Dogger Bank A is being transmitted for the first time to the UK national grid via a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system.
The project, developed by the UK’s SSE, Norway’s Equinor and Vårgrønn (a joint venture of Eni Plenitude and HitecVision), is being constructed 130km off the coast and comprises three 1.2 GW phases (Dogger Bank A, B and C). SSE Renewables is the current lead operator for the development and construction of the project, while Equinor will become lead operator of the wind park upon completion for its expected operational life of 35 years.
At the national level, the UK plans to reach 50 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030 (13.8 GW as of end-2022).
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