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Equinor, the operator of Dudgeon and Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farms off the Norfolk coast, has recently announced the expansion of its operations. The company has received development consent from the UK Secretary of State for the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero to extend the operational Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon offshore wind farms.
The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon offshore wind farms in the UK currently power around 710,000 homes. The offshore wind farms are operated from separate bases in Egmere and Great Yarmouth, respectively. As part of the expansion, Equinor will combine the operations for both wind farms into one hub in Great Yarmouth.
This new structure will allow both sites to be operated from one state-of-the-art base, capturing synergies from a combined control room, office, and warehouse. The sites will also move to a single, upgraded communication system for improved efficiency and safety.
The consent enables the extension of offshore wind projects to double the capacity of the existing wind farms, providing renewable energy to power an additional 785,000 UK homes. With these extensions, Equinor’s wind farms in Norfolk will power nearly 1.5 million households and significantly contribute to the UK’s decarbonization goals.
During the construction phase, the Extension Projects are anticipated to support more than 1800 full-time jobs per year across the UK and within East Anglia, generating over USD 460 million in direct gross value added (GVA) to the East Anglia and UK economy.
Halfdan Brustad, Equinor’s VP of UK Renewables, expressed delight at the Secretary of State’s decision to award consent, doubling the capacity of the existing projects, and clearing the way forward to significantly contribute to the UK’s offshore wind and Net Zero targets by 2030.
Equinor will now review the consent granted in full detail and determine if and when the projects can be taken forward for the Final Investment Decision (FID).
The Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm is a significant renewable energy project located between 17 and 23 kilometers off the coast of North Norfolk in the UK. Here are some key details about the project:
The wind farm has a combined capacity of 317MW. It comprises 88 Siemens wind turbines, each with a capacity of 3.6MW.
The project includes two offshore substations, two 132 kV submarine export cables of about 22km each, a 21.6km onshore cable, and a new inland substation.
The wind farm generates around 1.1 TWh of green energy per year. This is enough clean energy to power almost 280,000 British homes.
To further learn about Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, explore our database.
The Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm is a significant renewable energy project located about 32km off the coast of the seaside town of Cromer in North Norfolk, UK. The wind farm has a combined capacity of 402MW. It comprises 67 Siemens turbines, each with a capacity of 6MW. The wind farm generates enough green energy to power more than 430,000 UK homes. furthermore, the wind farm covers a total area of 35 square kilometers. To further learn about Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm, explore our database.
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