The offshore substation topside for Dogger Bank A, the first of the three 1.2 GW phases of the UK's Dogger Bank Wind Farm, has been completed at Aibel's yard in Thailand and is now on its way to Haugesund, Norway, where it will undergo further work.
By Chris Poynter, Division President, ABB System Drives At 13 MW, the Haliade-X wind turbines that GE is supplying for the UK’s Dogger Bank Wind Farm are
World’s biggest offshore wind farm will use GE’s Haliade-X 14MW turbine. Credit: Dogger Bank
GE Renewable Energy has won a contract to supply turbines for the next phase construction of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm, located around 130 km (80 miles) off the coast of England.
At 3.6GW, Dogger Bank will be the largest wind farm in the world, capable of generating enough renewable power to provide around 5% of the UK’s electricity demand. It is being built in three 1.2GW phases; Dogger Bank A, B, and C.
The Haliade-X 13 MW offshore wind turbine will be used in the first two phases of the UK’s Dogger Bank Wind Farm, with a total of 190 units to be installed starting in 2023. GE’s 14MW Haliade-X – an upscaled version of the 13MW Haliade-X and the most powerful turbine in operation today – will follow and will feature as part of phase C of the Dogger Bank project. Both versions feature a 220-meter rotor, a 107-meter blade, and digital capabilities.