Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm

Dudgeon Wind Farm
Location of Dudgeon Wind Farm
Country	England, United Kingdom
Location	32km north of Cromer, Norfolk
Coordinates	53°14′56″N 1°23′24″E / 53.249°N 1.39°E / 53.249; 1.39Coordinates: 53°14′56″N 1°23′24″E / 53.249°N 1.39°E / 53.249; 1.39
Status	Planning submitted April 2009
Developer(s)	Warwick Energy
Turbine information
Turbines	up to 168
Model(s)	n/a
Power generation information
Maximum capacity	560 MW
Website http://www.warwickenergy.com/dudgeon.htm

Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm is a proposed offshore wind farm to be located 32 km north of Cromer off the coast of Norfolk, in the North Sea, England. It is being developed by Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited (DOW), a subsidiary of Warwick Energy Limited.^[1] The site is a relativel flat area of seabed between the Cromer Knoll and Inner Cromer Knoll sandbanks and is one of the furthest offshore sites currently being developed around the UK. The farm will cover an area of approximately 35 km².

The project includes constructing the wind turbines and their foundations, building offshore substations, installing power cables both undersea and onshore, as well as connection to the UK National Grid. This work is estimated to take about 2 years and cost in the region of £1.5bn.

The wind farm planning application was filed in April 2009.^[2] The application was for between 56 and 168 turbines depending on final chosen design with a nameplate capacity of 560 MW.^[3] Subject to planning approval, construction is expected to start in spring 2012 with the farm in full operation by late 2014.

Planning

References

1. ^ Warwick Energy Dudgeon Project website
2. ^ [1]
3. ^ "UKWED Offshore wind farms". RenewableUK. http://www.bwea.com/ukwed/offshore.asp. Retrieved 2011-02-24.