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Dogger Bank Teesside is Forewind’s second stage of development of the Dogger Bank Zone. This stage will comprise four wind farms, each with a maximum installed capacity of 1.2GW. They are expected to connect to the national grid in Teesside, just south of the Tees Estuary.
The whole development could have a total generating capacity of up to 4.8GW which means Dogger Bank Teesside has the potential to generate almost 17 Terawatt hours (TWh) of green power every year, which is equivalent to the electricity used annually by approximately 3.6 million British homes [1].
The first two wind farms are:
Dogger Bank Teesside A located within the eastern part of Tranche B, with a size of 560km2 and with closest point from shore at 196km.
Dogger Bank Teesside B which straddles Tranche A and Tranche B, with the majority of the project located in Tranche B. It is593km2 and is 165km from shore at its closest point.
These two wind farms will be subject to a single consent and the indicative development programme for them is below.
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| Q2 2012 | First stage of statutory consultation |
| 2012 - 2013 | Environmental surveys and reporting |
| Q3 2013 | Second stage of statutory consultation |
| Q1 2014 | Submit applications for development consent order(s) |
| Q2 2015 | Application(s) determined |
| 2015 - 2017 | Pre-construction phase |
| 2016 - 2021 | Construction |
| 2017 onwards | Operation |
Further surveys and modelling will continue to identify the boundaries for the additional two offshore wind farm projects with agreed grid connections in Teesside (Teesside C and D). These will also be subject to a single consent with the development programme to be finalised.
[1]This calculation assumes a capacity factor of 40% and uses an average British home electricity consumption of 4.7 MWh per annum