Introducing Dogger Bank D Windfarm

Dogger Bank D is a proposed new fourth phase of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm.

Located in the North Sea around 210km off the northeast coast at its closest point to shore, Dogger Bank D aims to generate up to 2GW of renewable electricity from an offshore wind farm in support of the decarbonisation of the UK energy system.

The Project

Dogger Bank D welcomed confirmation of a grid connection location in February 2024. The wind farm will connect into Birkhill Wood, a proposed new 400kV substation located in the East Riding of Yorkshire which will be developed and constructed by National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) and does not form part of Dogger Bank D proposals.

You can read more about the grid connection location confirmation here.

With the confirmation of an onshore grid connection location in the East Riding of Yorkshire, the option to direct the wind energy produced by Dogger Bank D towards hydrogen production, as publicly consulted on in Autumn 2023, has been retired from the project.

Dogger Bank D is being developed at a crucial time for the UK’s energy sector. With advancements in offshore wind technology, the power from homegrown, clean renewables has the potential to ensure the UK can transition to a secure and affordable energy system.

The North Sea is already a powerhouse for green energy production, but it could also become a hub to increase energy security for the UK. That’s why Dogger Bank D is exploring the future possibility of its development to be coordinated with an Offshore Hybrid Asset (OHA) between the UK and another European country’s electricity market. This would increase energy security for the UK and reduce the need to curtail offshore wind output in times of oversupply on the GB network and provide interconnection with other sources of low carbon electricity generation in neighbouring European countries.