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Dogger Bank A Turbine Set Completed; WTIV Voltaire Shifts to Phase B

Dogger Bank A has all 95 turbines installed at the 1.2 GW UK offshore wind phase. WTIV Voltaire has left Teesport for Dogger Bank B, where installation is expected to start around 21 February and run to Q2 2027.
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Dogger Bank A has reached a turbine installation milestone, with all 95 units now in place at the 1.2 GW offshore wind farm, the first phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK. The WTIV Voltaire, which performed the installation work on Dogger Bank A, has departed for Dogger Bank B to begin the next installation campaign.

Operational notices issued by the project in February indicate the final turbine on Dogger Bank A— a GE Haliade-X 13 MW unit—was installed in the first half of the month. A weekly notice dated 16 February confirmed the last turbine had been set.

The same 16 February notice stream for Dogger Bank B said Voltaire was expected to commence wind turbine installation around 21 February, with the campaign continuing until approximately the second quarter of 2027.

Online vessel tracking information shows Voltaire left Teesport on 22 February and is heading towards the Dogger Bank B site.

Beyond the installation milestone, commissioning activities on Dogger Bank A are set to continue, with SSE stating in its third-quarter trading update published on 4 February that commissioning on the 1.2 GW phase was expected to be completed later this year.

Dogger Bank B, also rated at 1.2 GW, is planned with 95 Haliade-X 13 MW turbines. The third phase will use 87 GE Haliade-X 14 MW turbines.

Across the three project areas, all 277 foundations have been installed, while inter-array cabling and other offshore work continue on the latter two phases.

The Dogger Bank Wind Farm is owned by a consortium comprising SSE Renewables, Equinor, and Vårgrønn.

Editorial Note:
This article was prepared with the assistance of AI tools to enhance clarity and efficiency.
All information has been reviewed and verified by the HMT News editor.
RWE installed the first turbine at the 1,100MW Thor offshore wind farm off Jutland. The project will deploy 72 Siemens Gamesa turbines and is due online in 2027.
Dogger Bank B has installed its first turbine. WTIV Voltaire is working in the array area with CSOV IWS Skywalker supporting construction, and turbine installation is expected to continue to about Q2 2027.
Cadeler will deploy Wind Osprey and Wind Pace to install 95 Siemens Gamesa 14+ MW turbines at East Anglia Three from around 18 March, with completion targeted in 3Q/4Q this year.

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