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.
