Dogger Bank offshore zone

The Dogger Bank offshore zone with a target capacity of 9,000 megawatts and potential for approximately 13,000 megawatt is located off the Yorkshire coast.
RWE Innogy will develop offshore wind farms at the Dogger Bank Zone through a consortium called Forewind, which comprises RWE Innogy, UK energy utility Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) and Norwegian energy companies Statoil and Statkraft.

In September 2009 the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) identified Dogger Bank Zone as a potential central ‘node’ between the UK, Norway and Continental Europe for an inter-European power system, which it suggested could be created by 2020. In the future, it is proposed that this ‘node’ could balance fluctuating wind power output by using storable power from Norwegian hydroelectric stations. This could then be transmitted as base-load electricity, available 24-hours a day, to centres of consumption in Continental Europe.

Dogger Bank Zone is around 8,600 square kilometres in size and is situated approximately 125 to 195 kilometres off the Yorkshire coast. It provides for an estimated installed capacity of around 9GW, with a potential for up to 13GW. Water depth within this zone varies between 20 to 60 metres.

At the beginning of 2009, The Crown Estate, which manages the coastline on behalf of the UK, invited tenders from energy companies for nine offshore wind zones which together represent a total installed capacity of 25,000 Megawatt.