SSE Renewables (SSER), Equinor and Vårgrønn are currently constructing Dogger Bank Wind Farm, which will have a total installed capacity of 3.6 GW. Economic impact of Dogger Bank Wind Farm assess local content, GVA and jobs impact.
Once operational, it will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm, with a capacity to power up to 6 million homes annually. Around 45% of the investment in Dogger Bank was made in the UK: Local content, those realised in north-east England (here taken to include Tees Valley, Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, as well as the ceremonial counties of North Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire), accounts for 17% of the total spend on Dogger Bank Wind Farm, while the rest of the UK content accounts for 28%.
Economic impact of Dogger Bank Wind Farm report show that over the lifetime of Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the total UK spend is estimated to be approximately £8.4 billion. Dogger Bank Wind Farm will create approximately 70,510 full-time equivalent (FTE) years and £6.1 billion GVA (direct and indirect)1 over the lifetime of the wind farm in the UK.