SSE selects GE turbines for Dogger Bank offshore wind project (UK)

Dogger Bank Wind Farms, a 50:50 joint venture of SSE Renewables and Equinor, has selected GE Renewable Energy as its preferred turbine supplier for the Dogger Bank offshore wind project under development of the Yorkshire coast in the United Kingdom. GE will supply its new Haliade-X turbines, rated 12 MW each, for the giant offshore complex, which will consist of three 1,200 MW wind parks, namely Creyke Beck A, Creyke Beck B and Teesside A.

The projects were awarded 15-year Contracts for Difference (CfDs) in the latest allocation round in late September 2019, with a clearing price of £39.65/MWh (about €48.75/MWh) for Creyke Beck A and £41.61/ MWh (around €51.15/MWh) for the Creyke Beck B and the Teesside A projects (all in 2012 real prices). The Dogger Bank Wind Farms joint venture is planning for final investment decision (FID) for the first project during 2020 with construction startingthe same year and first power generation is planned for 2023. The project could be expanded thereafter.

The Dogger Bank projects were initially developed by SSE, RWE - Innogy, Statoil (now Equinor) and Statkraft with 25% each. In early 2017, Statkraft sold its 25% stake to Statoil (Equinor) (up to 37.5%) and SSE (up to 37.5%). In August 2017, SSE and Equinor raised their interest in three offshore wind projects (Creyke Beck A and B, and Teesside A) to 50% each, while Innogy took 100% of Teesside B.