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This is a list of offshore wind farms within the national maritime boundaries of the United Kingdom. In October 2023 the nameplate capacity of offshore wind farms in operation was approximately 14 GW, with a further 5 GW under construction. Contracts for difference for a further 12 GW have been awarded by the UK Government.
The total offshore wind power capacity installed in the United Kingdom at the start of 2022 was 11.3 GW. By 2023, the United Kingdom had over 11,000 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 30 gigawatts (GW): 15 GW onshore and 15 GW offshore, [2] The UK has set a target to have 50GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030.
For onshore wind farms, see List of onshore wind farms. For more complete lists, see Lists of offshore wind farms. Four offshore wind farms are in the Thames Estuary area: Kentish Flats, Gunfleet Sands, Thanet and London Array. The latter was largest in the world. Offshore wind farm locations. Locations in gray are under construction.
In 2008, the largest onshore wind farm in England was completed on Scout Moor [79] and the repowering of the Slieve Rushen Wind Farm created the largest farm in Northern Ireland. [80] In 2009, the largest wind farm in the United Kingdom went live at Whitelee on Eaglesham Moor in Scotland. [81] This is a 539 MW wind farm consisting of 215 turbines.
Location Power Note Cooper Farms’ Wind VW Van Wert, Ohio: 4.5 MW Operating since 2011 [31] Haviland Wind Haviland, Ohio: 4.5 MW Operating since 2012 [32] Ball Corporation's Zephyr Wind Project Findlay, Ohio: 4.5 MW Operating since 2015 Whirlpool Corporation's Findlay Wind Farm Findlay, Ohio 3.0 MW Operating since 2015 [33] Marathon Petroleum ...
There are many operational wind farms missing from the list, such as Scotland's 522 MW Clyde Wind Farm and the 68 MW Keadby Wind Farm in North Lincolnshire, England's largest onshore wind farm. The name of the wind farm is the name used by the energy company when referring to the farm and is usually related to the name of the physical location ...
The East Anglia Array is a proposed series of offshore wind farms located around 30 miles off the east coast of East Anglia, in the North Sea, England. It has begun with the currently operational East Anglia ONE, that has been developed in partnership by ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall. [4] Up to six individual projects could be set up ...
The London Array is a 175-turbine 630 MW Round 2 offshore wind farm located 20 kilometres (12 mi) off the Kent coast in the outer Thames Estuary in the United Kingdom. It was the largest offshore wind farm in the world until Walney Extension reached full production in September 2018. Construction of phase 1 of the wind farm began in March 2011 ...