Introduction
Dogger Bank D has the potential to generate up to 2GW of renewable electricity by harnessing the power of offshore wind.
Dogger Bank D is being developed by a 50 / 50 joint venture between SSE Renewables and Equinor. The Project 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 project has come forwards through an opportunity which was identified to maximise the capacity from the eastern part of the original Dogger Bank C site.
Dogger Bank Wind Farm was granted development consent in 2015 and will generate 3.6GW through three build-out phases, Dogger Bank A, B and C.
Proposals
Dogger Bank D will connect into Birkhill Wood, a proposed new 400kV substation located in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Birkhill Wood is being developed by National Grid (NGET).
You can read more about their plans here >.
Read more about how the Electricity Systems Operator (ESO) is planning for a future electricity network.
The announcement of the grid connection location has advanced the ongoing appraisals of opportunities for Dogger Bank D. Dogger Bank D will now focus on connecting to the electrical transmission system. 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.
This will include providing electricity for homes and businesses via a connection to the National Grid and the future possibility for coordination development of Dogger Bank D with an Offshore Hybrid Asset between the UK and another European country’s electricity market to form a multi-purpose interconnector. Such coordination would increase energy security for the UK and reduce the need to curtail offshore wind output in times of oversupply on the GB network.
In June 2024 the Project submitted a Scoping Report to The Planning Inspectorate. The Scoping Report supports a request for formal Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion from the Planning Inspectorate for the Project. The report outlines updated proposals for the offshore wind farm, including a description of the proposed development.
Our Partners
Dogger Bank D is being developed by a 50/50 joint venture between SSE Renewables and Equinor, two of the world’s leading companies in the development and operation of offshore wind energy. Both companies were involved in the design and planning consent of Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm.
SSE Renewables. SSE Renewables is a leading developer, owner and operator of renewable energy projects and assets across the UK and Ireland with a portfolio of around 4.5GW of installed offshore wind, onshore wind and hydro generation capacity. SSE Renewables has a secured future project pipeline of over 16GW and a pipeline of over 12GW of additional prospective sites under development. Learn more >
Equinor. Equinor has a long track record of developing offshore wind farms in the UK, having already built and commissioned into operation Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm and Hywind Scotland, the world’s first floating offshore wind farm. Equinor has been operating in the UK for 40 years and possesses over 50 years of offshore experience in the North Sea area. Learn more >
