Huge lease deals worth hundreds of millions of pounds have been agreed for three new wind farms off the region’s coast, heralding a further jobs boom.
Two further Dogger Bank additions from RWE and a first venture from TotalEnergies with Green Investment Group have secured seabed rights with The Crown Estate. Described as a major milestone, the deals help reinforce the UK’s leading position in the sector. Together with three more in the North West, they will add a further 8GW capacity when developed out, enough clean power for seven million homes.
The Round Four projects, first revealed in early 2021, pave the way for hundreds more jobs in operations and maintenance, with RWE already extending its base in Grimsby to serve its next project in the same Dogger Bank region, Sofia. The two latest projects, Dogger Bank South East and Dogger Bank South West, sit on the path from the Humber to it.
