List of offshore wind farms in the United Kingdom

For onshore wind farms, see list of onshore wind farms in the United Kingdom.

This is a list of offshore wind farms within the national maritime boundaries of the United Kingdom.

Offshore Wind Farm Capacity in the UK by Operational status

In April 2025 the nameplate capacity of offshore wind farms in operation was approximately 16 GW, with a further 10.4 GW under construction and 1.4GW in Pre-Construction. Contracts for difference for a further 1.4 GW have been awarded by the UK Government. A further 47.3 GW are in early planning stages.

If all the proposed wind farms are developed, then in the 2030s, the United Kingdom will have a nameplate capacity of approximately 79 GW.

Operational offshore wind farms

In July 2025, there were offshore wind farms consisting of 2,809 turbines with a combined capacity of 16,035 megawatts. Strike price is based on £/MWh at 2012 prices.

Name	Country	Location	Capacity (MW)	No.	Turbine manufacturer(s)	Turbine model(s)	Project commissioning year	Strike price	Build cost	Capacity factor	Depth range (m)	km to shore	Owner	Refs.
Barrow	England	53°59′00″N 3°17′00″W	90	30	Vestas	V90-3.0MW	July 2006		£123m	35.9%[1]	15–20	7	Ørsted	[w 1][2]
Beatrice	Scotland	58°06′20″N 03°05′35″W	10	2	REpower	5M	July 2007		£35m	20%	45	23	SSE, Talisman Energy	[w 2][3]
Beatrice extension	Scotland	58°06′20″N 03°05′35″W	588	84	Siemens Gamesa	SWT-7.0-154	July 2019	140	£2.6b		45	23	SSE Talisman Energy	[4][5][6]
Blyth Offshore Demonstrator	England		41.5	5	Vestas	V164-8MW	2017				50-60	6.5	EDF Renewables	[7][8]
Burbo Bank	England	53°29′00″N 3°11′00″W	90	25	Siemens	SWT-3.6-107	September 2007		£90m	32–35%	0–6	7	Ørsted	[w 3][9]
Burbo Bank Extension	England	53°29′00″N 3°11′00″W	258	32	Vestas	V164 8.0 MW	April 2017				6–13		Ørsted
Dudgeon	England	53°15′00″N 1°23′00″E	402	67	Siemens	SWT-6.0–154	October 2017		£1.5b	48%			Equinor, Statkraft	[10][11]
East Anglia One	England	52°14′04″N 02°29′18″E	714	102	Siemens	SWT-7.0-154	2020	119.89				43		[12][13]
European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre	Scotland	57°13′0″N 1°59′0″W	93	11	Vestas	Vestas V164 8MW	September 2018				32	3	European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre	[w 4][14]
Galloper	England		353	56	Siemens	SWT-6.0-154	March 2018				27-36	27	RWE	[15]
Greater Gabbard	England	51°56′0″N 1°53′0″E	504	140	Siemens	SWT-3.6-107	September 2012		£1.5b	42.2%[1]	20–32	23	SSE Renewables	[w 5]
Gunfleet Sands 1 & 2	England	51°43′0″N 01°12′50″E	172	48	Siemens	SWT-3.6-107	April 2010		£300m	36.6%	2–15	7	Ørsted	[w 6][16]
Gunfleet Sands 3 – Demonstration Project	England	51°43′0″N 01°12′50″E	12	2	Siemens	SWT-6.0-120	April 2013		£51m	31.1%	5–12	8	Ørsted	[w 7]
Gwynt y Môr	Wales	53°27′00″N 03°35′00″W	576	160	Siemens	SWT-3.6-107	June 2015		>£2.0b	31.7%	20	17	RWE Npower, Stadtwerke München, GIB, Siemens	[w 8]
Hornsea One	England	53°53′06″N 01°47′28″E	1218	174	Siemens	SWT-7.0-154	2020	140					Ørsted, Global Infrastructure Partners	[17][18]
Hornsea Two	England	53°53′06″N 01°47′28″E	1386	165	Siemens	SG 8.0-167 DD	August 2022[19]	57.50			25-30	120	Ørsted, Global Infrastructure Partners	[20][21][22]
Humber Gateway	England	53°38′38″N 0°17′35″E	219	73	Vestas	V112 3.0MW	June 2015		£736m	41.1%	15	10	E.ON	[w 9]
Hywind Scotland	Scotland	57°29′0″N 1°21′0″W	30	5	Siemens	SWT-6.0-154	October 2017		NOK2 billion (£152m)	54%	95–120	25	Equinor, Masdar
Kentish Flats	England	51°27′36″N 01°05′24″E	140	30	Vestas	V90-3.0MW and V112-3.3MW	October 2005		£121.5m	31.3%, 42.9%[1]	3–5	10	Vattenfall	[w 10][23]
Kincardine	Scotland	57°0′22″N 1°51′8″W	49.5	6	Vestas	V164-9.5 MW and V80-2 MW	October 2021				60–80	15	Principle Power, Flotation Energy, Cobra Wind	[24]
Lincs	England	53°11′0″N 0°29′0″E	270	75	Siemens	SWT-3.6-120	September 2013		£1.0b	42%	10–15	8	Centrica, Siemens, Ørsted	[w 11][25]
London Array	England	51°38′38″N 1°33′13″E	630	175	Siemens	SWT-3.6-107	April 2013		£1.8b	41.1%[1]	0–25	20	Ørsted, E.ON UK Renewables, Masdar	[w 12]
Lynn and Inner Dowsing	England	53°07′39″N 0°26′10″E	194	54	Siemens	SWP-3.6-107	March 2009		£300m	34.9%	6–11	5	Centrica 50% TCW 50%	[w 13][26]
Methil	Scotland	56°09′46″N 03°00′32″W	7	1	Samsung	7 MW	October 2013				5	0.05	Samsung, 2-B Energy	[w 14]
Moray East	Scotland	58.1°N 2.8°W / 58.1; -2.8	950	100	Vestas	V164-9.5 MW	April 2022[27]	57.50			25–30	120	Ocean Winds	[12][28][29][22]
Moray West	Scotland	58.1°N 3.1°W / 58.1; -3.1	882	60	Siemens	Gamesa SG 14-222 DD	April 2025	37.35 & 54.23	£2.5b		35–54	22.5	Ocean Wind	[30][31][32]
Neart Na Gaoithe	Scotland	56°16′4″N 2°19′15″W	450	54	Siemens	Gamesa SG 8.0-167 DD	July 2025	114.39				20	EDF R / ESB	[33][13][34][35]
North Hoyle	Wales	53°26′00″N 3°24′00″W	60	30	Vestas	V80-2MW	December 2003		£80m	31.5%	5–12	7	Greencoat UK Wind	[w 15][36]
Ormonde	England	54°06′00″N 3°24′00″W	150	30	REpower	5MW	August 2012		£552m	39.5%[1]	17–22	9.5	Vattenfall	[w 16][37]
Race Bank	England	53°16′30″N 0°50′30″E	580	91	Siemens	SWT-6.0-154	February 2018						Ørsted	[38]
Rampion	England	50°40′00″N 0°16′00″W	400	116	Vestas	V112-3.45MW	April 2018		£1.3b			13	E.ON	[39][40]
Rhyl Flats	Wales	53°22′00″N 3°39′00″W	90	25	Siemens	SWT-3.6-107	December 2009		£198m	32.9%[1]	4–15	8	Npower (UK) (RWE)	[w 17][41]
Robin Rigg	Scotland	54°45′00″N 3°43′00″W	180	60	Vestas	V90-3.0MW	April 2010		£396m	35.1%[1]	0–12	11	E.ON	[w 18][42]
Scroby Sands	England	52°38′0″N 1°47′0″E	60	30	Vestas	V80-2MW	March 2004		£75.5m	30.7%[1]	0–8	2.5	E.ON	[w 19][43]
Seagreen Phase 1	Scotland	56°35.094′N 01°45.537′W	1400	114	Vestas	V164-10.0 MW	October 2023	41.61	£3.0b		Up to 59		SSE Renewables, TotalEnergies	[44][45][46][47][48]
Sheringham Shoal	England	53°07′0″N 1°08′0″E	317	88	Siemens	SWT-3.6-107	September 2012		£1.1b	40.7%[1]	12–24	17	Equinor 50% Statkraft 50%	[w 20]
Teesside	England	54°38′50″N 1°05′40″W	62	27	Siemens	SWT-2.3-93	August 2013		£200m	34.8%	7–15	1.5	EDF-EN	[49]
Thanet	England	51°26′0″N 1°38′0″E	300	100	Vestas	V90-3.0MW	September 2010		£900m	32.8%	20–25	11	Vattenfall	[w 21][50]
Triton Knoll	England	53°30′00″N 0°48′0″E	857	90	Vestas	v164-9.5 MW	March 2022[51]	74.75				33	RWE	[12][52][22]
Walney	England	54°03′00″N 3°31′00″W	367	102	Siemens	SWT-3.6-107	February 2010		£630m	40.5%, 43.8%[1]	19–30	14	Ørsted, SSE, OPW	[w 22][53]
Walney Extension	England	54°5′17″N 3°44′17″W	659	87	Siemens Vestas	SWT-7.0-154 MHI V164-8.25	September 2018	150.00					Ørsted	[54][55][56]
Westermost Rough	England	53°48′18″N 0°8′56″E	210	35	Siemens	SWT-6.0-154	May 2015		£370m	42.9%[1]	15	10	Ørsted, Marubeni, GIB	[w 23][57]
West of Duddon Sands	England	53°59′00″N 3°28′00″W	389	108	Siemens	SWT-3.6-120	October 2014		£1.6b	44.2%[1]	17–24	15	Ørsted, Scottish Power	[w 24][58]

Notes

Abbreviation	Explanation
Cap.	The rated nameplate capacity of the wind farm.
No.	The number of wind turbines.
Model	The model of wind turbine.
Cost	The total capital cost of the project up to commissioning.
Cap. fac.	The average capacity factor, i.e. the average power generated by the wind farm, as a percentage of its nameplate capacity.
Km to shore	The average distance of the wind farm to shore, or (where available) the distance from the in-farm transformer/substation to the shore.
Depth range (m)	The range of minimum to maximum depths of water in which the wind farm is sited.
Refs	The source references for the information. The [w ...] footnotes link to each wind farm's own home page.

Map of the UK offshore wind farms

Offshore wind farm locations in UK waters

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Size scale
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Wind farms under construction

These are offshore wind farms currently under construction (offshore), with a combined capacity in April 2025 of 10,392 MW. Strike price is based on £/MWh at 2012 prices.

Name	Country	Location	Cap. (MW)	No.	Model	Project commissioning	Strike price	Depth range (m)	Km to shore	Owner	Refs.
Sofia Offshore Wind Farm	England	55.0°N 1.93°E / 55.0; 1.93	1400	100	Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD	2026	39.65		195	RWE	[59][60][61][62][63]
Dogger Bank A	England	54.77°N 1.917°E / 54.77; 1.917	1235	95	GE-Haliade X 13MW	2025	39.65		131	SSE Renewables, Equinor	[59][64][65][66][67][68]
Dogger Bank B	England		1235	95	GE-Haliade X 13MW	2026	41.61			SSE Renewables, Equinor	[59][65][66][67][69]
East Anglia Three	England	TM097462	1372	95	Siemens Gamesa SG 14-236 DD	2026	37.35 (159MW for AR6 @ 54.23)			Iberdrola	[70][71][72][73][74][75]
Dogger Bank C	England		1218	87	GE-Haliade X 14MW	2027	41.61			SSE Renewables, Equinor	[59][76][66][67][69]
Inch Cape	Scotland	NT394753	1080	72	Vestas V236-15	2027	37.35 (251MW for AR6 @ 54.23)			Inch Cape Offshore	[77][74]
Hornsea Three	England	TG210034	2852		Siemens Gamesa SG 14-236 DD	2027	37.35 (1080MW for AR6 @ 54.23)		160	Ørsted	[78][79][80][81][74]

Pre-construction wind farms

These are wind farms that have started onshore construction and have been awarded contracts under the UK Government's Contracts for Difference Round 4 (2022). Total capacity of 1,380 MW. Strike price is based on £/MWh at 2012 prices.

Name	Country	Location	Cap. (MW)	No.	Model	Project commissioning	Strike price	Depth range (m)	Km to shore	Owner	Refs.
Norfolk Boreas	England	53°00′00″N 2°56′00″E	1380		Vestas	2027	37.35		72	RWE	[82][83][84][85][86]

Proposed wind farms - Contracts for Difference Round 4

These is a wind farm proposed under the Round 4 (2022) CFD auction,^[87] with a capacity of 32 MW. Strike price is based on £/MWh at 2012 prices.

Name	Country	Location	Cap. (MW)	No.	Model	Project commissioning	Strike price	Depth range (m)	Km to shore	Owner	Notes	Refs.
TwinHub Floating Offshore Wind Project	England		32				87.30			Wave Hub Limited

Proposed wind farms - Contracts for Difference Round 6

These are wind farms proposed under the Round 6 (2024) CFD auction,^[87] with a combined capacity of 1,363 MW. Strike price is based on £/MWh at 2012 prices.

Name	Country	Location	Cap. (MW)	No.	Model	Project commissioning	Strike price	Depth range (m)	Km to shore	Owner	Notes	Refs.
East Anglia Two	England	TM415611	963			2029	58.87			Iberdrola		[74]
Green Volt OWF	Scotland	NJ830445	400			2029	139.93			Green Volt		[74]

Note: this table does not include OWFs that were awarded contracts in AR4, and have now received a new contract as a result of permitted reduction in AR6.

Proposed wind farms - previously awarded in the CfD Round 3

This wind farm was proposed under the UK Government's Contracts for Difference Round 3 (2019), which it decided to withdraw from. It will likely bid in AR6 with a changed specification from the original submission.^[59]

Name	Country	Location	Cap. (MW)	No.	Model	Project commissioning	Strike price	Depth range (m)	Km to shore	Owner	Notes	Refs.
Forthwind	Scotland		12			Originally 2023/24			1.5	Forthwind Limited	Cancelled CfD in April 2024.	[59][88]

Proposed wind farms - early planning

These are wind farms that are in an exploratory phase and have not yet secured a Contract for Difference at auction.

Total capacities: England: 18,423 MW - Wales: 700 MW - Scotland: 30,326 MW

Name	Country	Location	Cap. (MW)	No.	Model/ capacity	Technology	Project commissioning	Option price	Depth range (m)	Km to shore	Owner	Notes	Refs.
East Anglia One North	England		800			Fixed	2026			69	Iberdrola		[70]
Rampion 2 Extension	England	50°40′00″N 0°16′00″W	1200	90		Fixed	2030				E.ON	April 2025: granted development consent by Government.	[89][90]
Norfolk Vanguard East	England		1380		Vestas	Fixed	Before 2030				RWE	Construction of HVDC platforms started - 04/24	[91][85][86][92]
Norfolk Vanguard West	England		1380	92	Vestas V236-15	Fixed	Before 2030				RWE	Construction of HVDC platforms started - 04/24	[85][86][92]
Dogger Bank South	England		3000			Fixed		£248m			RWE	Signed lease with Crown Estate - Jan 2023	[93][94][95]
Awel y Môr	Wales	Adjacent to Gwynt y Môr wind farm	estimated 500	up to 50		Fixed					RWE		[96]
Five Estuaries	England	Adjacent to Galloper Wind Farm	353	TBD		Fixed					RWE		[97]
North Falls	England	Adjacent to Greater Gabbard wind farm	504	up to 72		Fixed					SSE Renewables, RWE		[98]
Dogger Bank D	England		1320			Fixed					SSE Renewables, Equinor	Signed lease with Crown Estate - Jan 2023	[99][94]
Berwick Bank	Scotland	Outer Firth of Forth	4100			Fixed	2030				SSE Renewables	Consent granted by Scottish Government in July 2025	[100][101]
Seagreen Phase 1A	Scotland		500			Fixed					SSE Renewables, TotalEnergies		[102]
Outer Dowsing	England	Off the Lincolnshire Coast, East of the Humber Estuary	1500			Fixed[103][104]	2030	£125m		54	Corio Generation, TotalEnergies	Aug 2022 - scoping report sent to the Planning Inspectorate. Signed lease with Crown Estate - Jan 2023	[105][106][107][94][95]
Morecambe	England	Off the Lancashire Coast, West of Blackpool and South West of Morecambe Bay	480	20 - 40		Fixed	2028	£45m		30	Offshore Wind Limited	Signed lease with Crown Estate - Jan 2023	[105][108][109][94][95]
Mona	England	Off the Northern Welsh Coast, North East of Anglesey	1500			Fixed		£231m	35	30	EnBW, BP	Signed lease with Crown Estate - Jan 2023	[105][110][94][95]
Morgan	England	Off the coast of Barrow-In-Furness, West of Morecambe Bay	1500			Fixed		£231m	35	30	EnBW, BP	Signed lease with Crown Estate - Jan 2023	[105][110][94][95]
Morven	Scotland	"Map Reference 1"	2907			Fixed		£85.9m	65-75	60	BP Alternative Energy Investments	Nov 2022 - two floating LiDARs to be deployed	[111][110][112]
Ossian	Scotland	"Map Reference 2"	2610	Up to 270		Floating		£85.9m			SSE Renewables	Potential to grow to 3.6GW. Nov 2022 - completed a geophysical and benthic survey	[111][113][114]
Bellrock	Scotland	"Map Reference 3"	1200			Floating		£28m			Falck Renewables	Feb 2023 - FLS200 floating LiDAR buoy to be deployed.	[111][115][116]
CampionWind	Scotland	"Map Reference 4" Off the East coast of Scotland	2000			Floating		£86m	Averaging 77	100	ScottishPower, Shell		[111][117]
Muir Mhòr	Scotland	"Map Reference 5"	798			Floating		£20m		67	Vattenfall	Jun '23 Geophysical and environmental surveys started	[111][118][119]
Bowdun	Scotland	"Map Reference 6" - E3 leasing zone off Bowdun Head	1008	50 to 60	18-25MW each	Fixed	Construction to commence 2029 and commissioned in 2033	£18.7m		44	Thistle Wind Partners	Mar '23 renamed, formerly Cluaran Deas Ear	[111][120][121]
Ayre	Scotland	"Map Reference 7" NE2 leasing zone, off East Mainland of Orkney	1008			Floating	Construction to commence 2029 and commissioned in 2033	£20m		33	Thistle Wind Partners	Mar '23 renamed, formerly Cluaran Ear-Thuath	[111][112][121]
Broadshore	Scotland	"Map Reference 8"	900			Floating		£25.6m			Falck Renewables	Feb 2023 - FLS200 floating LiDAR buoy to be deployed.	[111][122][116]
Caledonia	Scotland	"Map Reference 9" - adjacent to Moray East and Moray West OWFs.	2000			Fixed	2030	£42.9m			Ocean Winds (joint venture between ENGIE & EDP Renewables)	May 2023 - LiDAR devices to be deployed. Geophysical surveys partially complete.	[111][123]
Stromar	Scotland	"Map Reference 10"	1000			Floating		£13.4m			Falck Renewables		[111][124]
MarramWind	Scotland	"Map Reference 11" - North East coast of Scotland	3000			Floating		£68.4m	Averaging 100	75	ScottishPower, Shell		[111][125]
Buchan	Scotland	"Map Reference 12"	960			Floating		£33m			BayWa	A floating LiDAR Buoy has been deployed - Nov 2022	[111][126][127][128]
West of Orkney	Scotland	"Map Reference 13"	2000			Fixed		£65.7m			Offshore Wind Power	Oct 2022 - completed offshore and nearshore surveys	[111][129]
Havbredey	Scotland	Northwest of Lewis	1500			Floating	2036	£3.9m		35	Northland Power		[111][130][131]
"N3 Project"	Scotland	"Map Reference 15"	495	15		Mixed	2030	£10.3m	106-125		Magnora		[111][132]
Spiorad na Mara	Scotland	"Map Reference 16" - West coast of Lewis	840			Fixed	2031	£16.1m		5	Northland Power	This project will be prioritized over the Havbredey project.	[111][130][131]
MachairWind	Scotland	"Map Reference 17"	2000			Fixed		£75.4m			Scottish Power		[111][133]
Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions	England	Adjacent to existing Sheringham, Shoal and Dudgeon Wind Farms	719	up to 56		Fixed					Equinor	April 2024 - Project has Secured Development Consent	[134][135]
Pentland	Scotland	Off the coast of Dounreay, Caithness		7		Floating	2026				Highland Wind Limited	Offshore consent approved by Highland Council - Oct 2022	[136][137][138]
Llŷr 1	Wales	Off the coast of Pembrokeshire	100			Floating	2027		60-70	40	Floventis Energy	Benthic and geophysical surveys completed	[139]
Llŷr 2	Wales	Off the coast of Pembrokeshire	100			Floating	2027		60-70	40	Floventis Energy	Benthic and geophysical surveys completed	[139]
Whitecross	England	Off the Devon/Cornwall coast	100	up to 8		Floating	2027			50	Offshore Wind Ltd		[140][141]

Decommissioned offshore wind farms

In October 2022, there was one offshore wind farm that had been decommissioned, consisting of two turbines with a combined capacity of 4MW.

Name	Country	Location	Cap. (MW)	No.	Model	Project decommissioning	Strike price	Build cost	Cap. fac.	Depth range (m)	Km to shore	Owner	Refs.
Blyth Offshore	England	55°08′09″N 01°29′25″W	4	2	Vestas V66-2MW	2019 March		£4m		6–11	1.6	E.ON	[142]

Cancelled Wind Farms

Wind Farms that have previously been awarded Contracts for Difference (CfD) and have been subsequently cancelled.

Name	Country	Location	Cap. (MW)	No.	Model	Project commissioning	Strike price	Depth range (m)	Km to shore	Owner	Notes	Refs.
Hornsea Four	England	TA042348	2400			Cancelled 2025	58.87			Ørsted		[74][143]

See also

• England portal
• Weather portal
• Renewable energy portal

• List of onshore wind farms in the United Kingdom
• Renewable energy in the United Kingdom
• Wind power in the United Kingdom
• List of offshore wind farms
• Lists of offshore wind farms by country
• Lists of offshore wind farms in the North Sea
• Lists of offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea