Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm

Coordinates: 53°14′56″N 1°23′24″E / 53.249°N 1.39°E / 53.249; 1.39
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Dudgeon Wind Farm
Map
Country
  • United Kingdom
Location32km north of Cromer, Norfolk
Coordinates53°14′56″N 1°23′24″E / 53.249°N 1.39°E / 53.249; 1.39
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • October 2017
Owner(s)
Wind farm
Type
Max. water depth18-25 m
Distance from shore32 km (20 mi)
Hub height
  • 110 m (360 ft)
Rotor diameter
  • 154 m (505 ft)
Power generation
Units operational67 × 6 MW
Make and modelSiemens Gamesa SWT-6.0-154 (67)
Nameplate capacity
  • 402 MW
Capacity factor48%
Annual net output
  • 1.7 TW h
External links
Websitedudgeonoffshorewind.co.uk
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Map
Wind farm layout

Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm is an offshore wind farm 32 km north of Cromer off the coast of Norfolk, in the North Sea, England. It is owned by Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited (DOW), a subsidiary of Equinor, Masdar and Statkraft. The site is a relatively flat area of seabed between the Cromer Knoll and Inner Cromer Knoll sandbanks and is one of the furthest offshore sites around the UK.

The project included constructing the wind turbines and their foundations, building an offshore substation and an onshore substation at Necton, installing power cables both undersea and onshore, as well as connection to the UK National Grid. This work is estimated to have cost in the region of £1.5bn. The wind farm was fully commissioned in October 2017.[1] The estimated annual production is 1.7 TWh[2] which corresponds to 410,000 homes each using 4,100 kWh/yr. With a nameplate capacity (peak power) of 402 MW this corresponds to a capacity factor of 48%, or an average power of approximately 200 MW.

Planning[edit]

The project was originally developed by Warwick Energy Limited, who set up a subsidiary called Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited. The wind farm planning application was filed in April 2009.[3] The application was for between 56 and 168 turbines depending on final chosen design with a nameplate capacity of 560 MW.[4]

In July 2012 the government gave planning approval for Warwick Energy to construct a wind farm to the capacity of 560MW.[5] In October 2012 Statoil and Statkraft acquired the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm project through the acquisition of all shares from Warwick Energy.[6] A review of the project was undertaken after the project was acquired by Statoil and Statkraft, and in December 2013 it was announced that the capacity of the wind farm would be reduced from 560MW to 402MW.[7]

In January 2014 it was announced that two contracts had been awarded to Siemens for the engineering, supply, assembly, commissioning and service of 67 6MW wind turbines for the project.[8] The rotor diameter of this turbine is 154 m, the hub height is 110 m and the highest point of the rotor is 187 m.[9] Statoil and Statkraft made the final investment decision on 1 July 2014 and announced that they would proceed with the project.[10]

In September 2014 it was announced that Masdar had purchased 35%, half of Statoil's shares, of Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited. Statoil now holds a 35% share, Masdar a 35% share and Statkraft a 30% share in Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited.[11]

Construction[edit]

Work began onshore in Norfolk to install the underground cables and construct the substations on March 26, 2015.[12] The turbine foundations were laid in 2016, with turbine installation occurring in 2017, the first came on line in early February 2017[13] and last completed by September 2017.[14]

Final commissioning occurred in October 2017.[1]

Service and maintenance[edit]

In late 2014 the Danish company Esvagt was awarded a 5-year contract for service and maintenance. The Service Operation Vessel (SOV) Esvagt Njord will handle the task, and as the first of this kind on a British offshore wind farm, all facilities like workshops, storage facilities and accommodation for up to 40 wind turbine technicians from Siemens and Statoil will be located on the ship. The wind turbine technicians will live on the ship and walk to work on the wind turbines via the Norwegian UpTime gangway system. The vessel was delivered to Great Yarmouth on 6 September 2016, from where it is operating.[15][16] In November 2017, Ryan Burnham was voted by his peers as the face of Equinor for technicians.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Dudgeon hits CFD milestone - Offshore Wind | reNEWS - Renewable Energy News". 4 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  2. ^ "Dudgeon offshore wind farm - powering 410,000 UK homes" (PDF). Statoil. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  3. ^ Dudgeon Archived 2011-04-17 at the Wayback Machine, www.4coffshore.com
  4. ^ "UKWED Offshore wind farms". RenewableUK. Archived from the original on 2011-03-19. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  5. ^ "Wind farms off East coast approved by government". BBC. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Statoil and Statkraft acquire Dudgeon offshore wind power project". www.statoil.com. 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  7. ^ "DECC Consent Granted for Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Planning Variations". dudgeonoffshorewind.co.uk. 23 December 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm contracts to Siemens plc". www.statoil.com. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  9. ^ "Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm - Project Details". 4C Offshore. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  10. ^ "Norwegians green light Dudgeon". reNEWS. 1 July 2014. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Masdar Invests In Offshore Wind Farm; Expanding Its Presence In The UK Wind Energy Market". Masdar website. Archived from the original on 2016-03-01.
  12. ^ "Onshore work kicks off at Dudgeon". reNEWS. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  13. ^ "First electricity delivered from Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm - statoil.com". Archived from the original on 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  14. ^ "Last turbine installed on Dudgeon wind farm". Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Esvagt Njord Joins Dudgeon OWF Team in Great Yarmouth (Video) | Offshore Wind". 9 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  16. ^ "Good quality delivery of the 'Esvagt Njord' from the shipyard - ESVAGT A/S". Archived from the original on 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2017-08-03.

External links[edit]

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