Development Consent Decision On 3 GW Dogger Bank South Project Postponed
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on offshoreWIND.biz.
This is the sub-heading.
The UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has set a new deadline for the decision on the Development Consent Order (DCO) for Dogger Bank South, a 3 GW offshore wind project developed by RWE, which the company owns in partnership with Masdar.
These two paragraphs add more detail to the project.
The statutory deadline for the decision on the project was 10 January 2026. This has now been moved to 30 April.
According to a statement from the Minister for Energy Consumers, Martin McCluskey, the extension will allow time to request further information that was not provided for consideration during the examination period and to give all interested parties the opportunity to review and comment on such information.
I clipped this map from the Dogger Bank South web site.
Note.
- Bridlington, Kingston-Upon-Hull and Scarborough can be picked out on the coast of East Yorkshire.
- The two wind farms and the route of the cables to the shore can be clearly seen.
I just wonder, whether the nature of the project is changing.
Consider.
- Three GW is a lot of power to move across Yorkshire to where it can be connected to the grid.
- In Consultation On Offshore Wind Reform: Hydrogen Sector Calls For Hybrid Connection Concepts And Warns Of Compensation Risks, German companies involved in the AquaVentus project are calling for more hydrogen to be produced offshore and piped to the shore.
- Could hydrogen produced in the Dogger Bank Wind farms be piped to the Northern end of the AquaVentus pipeline on the German sector of the Dogger Bank?
- A pipeline or cable could still bring energy to Yorkshire.
- The hydrogen could go to the hydrogen stores at Aldbrough and Rough.
- SSE and Centrica could play hydrogen-bankers to the Germans, as Germany is short of hydrogen storage.
- East Yorkshire is building two hydrogen power stations at Keadby and Ferrybridge.
- Support for the Dogger Bank South wind farms will probably be from RWE’S Grimsby hub.
Is this the Anglo-German co-operation, I talked about in UK And Germany Boost Offshore Renewables Ties at work?
I can see benefits for this arrangement for the UK.
- Hydrogen production is offshore.
- A lot of the onshore employment is in the UK.
- There will be a hydrogen pipeline between Germany and the vast hydrogen storage of Humberside via the German Dogger Bank and Dogger Bank South wind farms.
- Will there be a hydrogen pipeline between the North of Scotland and Humberside via the AquaVentus pipeline?
- There will also be a substantial cash flow to the UK Treasury because of all the hydrogen production in UK waters.
RWE may also be able to use a standard hydrogen production platform in German and UK waters.
This is the sort of plan, that the money men will like.
German Wind Tender Awards 3.46 GW Amid Record Demand, Lower Prices
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Renewables Now.
These are the first three paragraphs.
Germany’s Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) selected 415 projects with a combined capacity of 3,456 MW in the last onshore wind tender round for 2025, seeing record interest in the procedure and falling prices.
Until the deadline of November 1, as many as 905 bids totalling 8,155 MW were submitted, while the target was 3,450 MW. As many as 37 projects had to be excluded from the competition, the agency said on Thursday.
The value of the successful bids ranged between EUR 0.058 (USD 0.068) per kWh and EUR 0.0612 per kWh. The average volume-weighted award price stood at EUR 0.0606 per kWh, which is below the value of EUR 0.0657 per kWh in the previous round and significantly lower than the maximum possible amount of EUR 0.0735 per kWh.
Note.
- These figures show that the German onshore wind market is healthy and the price of the electricity is falling.
- The procedure marks the fourth onshore wind tender round for 2025. In the previous three rounds, the Federal Network Agency allocated capacities of 3,448 MW, 3,447 MW and 4,094 MW, respectively, so with this round’s 3,456 MW, that makes 14.445 GW or about four-and-a-half Hinckley Point Cs.
- Germany is 45 % larger than the UK in terms of land area.
If we were installing wind turbines at the same rate as the Germans, we’d have installed a few megawatts short of ten gigawatts onshore in the same period of time.
I have some thoughts on these figures.
Does More Onshore Wind Mean Lower Electricity Prices?
If we were installing onshore wind turbines at the same rate as the Germans, our energy prices might be lower.
More research needs to be done.
Do The Germans Have A Pricing Structure That Encourages The Take-Up Of Onshore Wind?
If they do, then we should think of using it in certain locations.
What Are Gail’s Like For Gluten-Free Food
As a coeliac, I just had to ask this question of Google AI and I choose Gail’s as my first test.
This was the answer.
Gail’s offers a standout, award-winning Gluten-Free Sourdough, made in a separate facility for purity, but for other items, cross-contamination is a risk, as they use shared equipment and ingredients. While they have gluten-free salads, flourless cakes, and sometimes other specials, customer experiences vary widely, with some finding staff knowledgeable and careful, while others report poor communication and lack of safe options for severe allergies like Coeliac disease, so always check ingredients and ask staff about specific items.
I think I’ll stay clear.
The Anonymous Widower 