Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm

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The Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm is a large-scale offshore wind power project in the North Sea off the Suffolk coast of England that became the world’s largest offshore wind farm upon its completion.

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instanceOf offshore wind farm
becameWorldsLargestOffshoreWindFarmInYear 2012
commissioningDate 2012
connectedTo Sizewell substation
constructionStartDate 2008
country United Kingdom
developedBy RWE Renewables
linked to: RWE

SSE Renewables
distanceFromShore 14 miles
23 km
electricalCapacity 504 MW
energySource wind
foundationType monopile foundations
fuelType renewable energy
gridConnectionType subsea cables
gridConnectionVoltage 132 kV
gridConnectionYear 2012
gridOperator National Grid (Great Britain)
linked to: National Grid
hasOffshoreExportCables yes
hasOffshoreSubstations yes
isPartOf UK offshore wind sector
locatedIn North Sea
locatedInBodyOfWater North Sea
locatedInExclusiveEconomicZoneOf United Kingdom
locatedNear Galloper sandbank
Outer Gabbard sandbank
locatedOffCoastOf England
Suffolk
locatedOn sandbanks of the North Sea
nearbyPortUsedDuringConstruction Great Yarmouth
Lowestoft
numberOfTurbines 140
onshoreConnectionPoint Sizewell, Suffolk
linked to: Sizewell
operator RWE Renewables
linked to: RWE

SSE Renewables
ownershipShareholder RWE Renewables
linked to: RWE

SSE Renewables
planningConsentJurisdiction United Kingdom
projectType large-scale offshore wind power project
purpose electricity generation
region East of England
revenueSupportScheme Renewables Obligation (UK)
status operational
turbineManufacturer Siemens
linked to: Siemens Energy
turbineModel Siemens SWT-3.6-107
wasWorldsLargestOffshoreWindFarm true
waterDepth 24–34 m

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Thanet Offshore Wind Farm succeededByAsLargestOffshoreWindFarm Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm
UK Round 2 offshore wind projects includes Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm
linked to: Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm