Consent granted for 2.4GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm

Dogger Bank is also the largest offshore wind project to receive consent globally and has come about following over four years of assessments, stakeholder consultation and planning by the Forewind consortium, which is owned equally by RWE, SSE, Statkraft and Statoil. This work is said to have included the most extensive study of an offshore area by a wind energy developer ever undertaken with more than £60m spent on surveys. 

Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey approved the application for the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck development, which was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate by the Forewind consortium in August 2014.

‘This is another great boost for Yorkshire and Humberside. This development has the potential to support hundreds of…jobs,’ he said in a statement. ‘Making the most of Britain’s home grown energy is creating jobs and businesses in the UK, getting the best deal for consumers and reducing our reliance on foreign imports. Wind power is vital to this plan, with £14.5bn invested since 2010 into an industry which supports 35,400 jobs.’