The first turbine has been installed at Dogger Bank B, marking the beginning of wind turbine installation for the second 1.2 GW phase of the UK’s 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm development, located in the North Sea approximately 130 km off the Yorkshire coast.
Installation commenced in early March following completion of turbine installation at Dogger Bank A in late February by Jan De Nul Group using the jack-up installation vessel Voltaire, which then transitioned directly to the Dogger Bank B array.
The project is being developed by SSE Renewables, Equinor and Vårgrønn. Dogger Bank B will comprise 95 GE Haliade-X turbines, each rated at 13 MW, with installation expected to continue into the second quarter of 2027.
Across the wider development, all 277 foundations for phases A, B and C have been installed, and inter-array cabling is complete for the first two phases. The third phase, Dogger Bank C, will deploy 87 Haliade-X turbines uprated to 14 MW.
Each phase of the project is connected to shore using high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission technology to enable efficient export of large power volumes over long subsea distances. Power generated by Dogger Bank B will land in East Yorkshire, where converter stations will transform the electricity from HVDC output to HVAC before it passes through adjacent main substations and is integrated into the UK transmission network operated by National Grid.
