UK government approves 2.4GW Dogger Bank Teesside A and B offshore wind project

The UK government has given planning consent for construction of 2.4GW Dogger Bank Teesside A and B Offshore wind project to be built east coast of Yorkshire, in the North Sea.

Dogger Bank Teesside A and B offshore wind project is being developed by Forewind consortium comprising of SSE, RWE, Statkraft and Statoil.

The project will feature 400 wind turbines across two power-generating stations with capacity of 1.2GW each.

The project will also include onshore elements located in Redcar and Cleveland.

Latest consent for the offshore farm follows a similar approval given for the 2.4 GW Dogger Bank Creyke Beck in February.

Once fully operational, both the farms will have combined capacity of 4.8GW making them the largest renewable energy projects ever to be approved in the UK and the world’s biggest offshore wind scheme.

The latest project is expected generate enough power to fulfil the power requirements of 1.8 million British homes, and it is also expected to contribute to the local economy and aid in low carbon, home grown energy mix.

Dogger Bank Teesside A and B project will also feature 8 offshore collector platforms, 2 convertor stations, and 10 metrological stations.

The Crown Estate Offshore Wind head Huub den Rooijen said: "Today’s announcement marks a great success for the future of the UK’s infrastructure development and is testimony to the hard work of Forewind and the wider offshore wind industry in getting these large scale projects through the planning system.

"The scale of the Dogger Bank projects offers a significant opportunity to continue to drive down costs, create high value jobs and support the UK’s transition to a low carbon energy supply."

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Image: The Dogger Bank Teesside A and B development will feature two projects of 1.2GW each. Photo: courtesy of The Crown Estate.