The Anonymous Widower

1.2 GW Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm Granted Development Consent

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on offshoreWIND.biz.

This is the sub-heading.

The UK has granted development consent to Rampion 2, the proposed 1.2 GW extension to the 400 MW Rampion offshore wind farm in Sussex. The Development Consent Order (DCO), issued by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on 4 April, will come into force on 28 April.

Rampion 2 is one of a number of extension wind farms that are listed in this list on Wikipedia.

They include.

• Awel y Môr which is a 500 MW wind farm, that is adjacent to the  576 MW Gwynt y Môr wind farm
• Five Estuaries, which is a 353 MW wind farm, that is adjacent to the  353 MW Galloper wind farm
• North Falls, which is a 504 MW wind farm, that is adjacent to the  504 MW Greater Gabbard wind farm
• Outer Dowsing is a 1500 MW extension to the 194 MW Lynn and Inner Dowsing wind farm.
• Rampion 2 is a 1200 MW extension to the 400 MW Rampion wind farm.
• Seagreen 1A is a 500 MW extension to the 1400 MW Seagreen 1 wind farm.
• Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions, which is a 353 MW wind farm, that is adjacent to the  575 MW Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon wind farms

In total 3780 MW of wind farms are being increased in size by 4406 MW.

A parcel of seven web sites have been more than doubled in size. Is this more efficient to do them this way, as some resources from the previous wind farms can be shared and better use can be made of resources like ships and cranes?

I feel that some serious project management may have been done.

April 6, 2025 - Posted by AnonW | Energy | Offshore Wind Power, Project Management, Ramplion Wind Farm, Wind Power