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Docking Shoal Wind Farm Location of Docking Shoal Wind Farm
Country England, United Kingdom Location 14km off the coast of north Norfolk Coordinates 53°09′14″N 0°45′11″E / 53.154°N 0.753°ECoordinates: 53°09′14″N 0°45′11″E / 53.154°N 0.753°E Status Awaiting consent Developer(s) Centrica Power generation information Maximum capacity 540 MW Docking Shoal Wind Farm is a proposed offshore wind farm to be located 14km north of Wells-next-the-Sea off the coast of Norfolk, in the North Sea, England. It is being developed by Centrica.[1] The farm gets its name from a shallow bank or shoal off the north coast of Norfolk where water depths range from 3m to 14m. The farm will cover an area of approximately 75 sq km.
In 2004 Centrica was awarded a 50 year lease from The Crown Estate to develop a wind farm on Docking Shoal and another area nearby called Race Bank, as part of the second UK offshore wind farm tendering process known as "Round 2".[2]
The project includes constructing the wind turbines and their foundations, building offshore substations, installing power cables both undersea and onshore, as well as an extension to the existing onshore Electrical substation to transform the voltage so that it is suitable for connection into the UK National Grid. This work is estimated to take between 3 and 4 years.[3]
The wind farm planning consent was submitted in December 2008 and is awaiting approval.[4] The application is for between 83 and 177 turbines with a nameplate capacity of 540 MW.[5] The type and quantity of turbine will be determined during the detailed design phase which will occur after consent is granted.
Centrica is working with AMEC and the RES Group on this project.
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