Lord Fearn – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Fearn on 2015-11-03.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many wind farms there are in United Kingdom waters off the coast of England, and where they are situated.
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
There are a total of 23 offshore wind farms off the coast of England with a combined installed capacity of 4181MW. These wind farms are located:-
Offshore Wind Farm |
MW Capacity |
Region |
Inner Dowsing |
108.0 |
East Midlands |
Lincs |
270.0 |
East Midlands |
Lynn |
86.4 |
East Midlands |
Gunfleet Sands Demo |
12.0 |
East of England |
Gunfleet Sands II |
64.8 |
East of England |
Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Scheme |
108.0 |
East of England |
Scroby Sands |
60.0 |
East of England |
Greater Gabbard Wind Farm |
504.0 |
East of England |
Sheringham Shoal |
317.0 |
East of England |
Teeside Offshore Wind Farm |
62.1 |
North East |
Blyth Offshore |
4.0 |
North East |
Burbo Bank |
90.0 |
North West |
Walney 1 |
183.6 |
North West |
Walney 2 |
183.6 |
North West |
Barrow |
90.0 |
North West |
West of Duddon Sands |
389.0 |
North West |
Ormonde Offshore |
150.0 |
North West |
Kentish Flats |
90.0 |
South East |
Thanet |
300.0 |
South East |
Kentish Flats Extension |
49.5 |
South East |
London Array |
630.0 |
South East |
Humber Gateway |
219.0 |
Yorkshire and Humber |
Westermost Rough |
210.0 |
Yorkshire and Humber |