Atlantic Array

Located in the Bristol Channel approximately 15 km off north Devon coast and 22 km off the South Wales coast, close to Lundy Island.

Status
Cancelledlifecycle stage
Ownership
RNRWE Npower Renewables — 100% 
Location
United Kingdom
Bristol Channel
Technology
Capacity 1,200 MW  Turbines 240  Foundation Jacket 
Site & conditions
Site rights Seabed rights held 
Origination Crown Estate Round 3 · 2010 ·
Water depth 30–70 m  Distance from shore 16 km  Wind speed 9.8 m/s @ 150 m 
Revenue & grid
Offtake Other project cancelled  Grid No agreement  Connection N/A 
Schedule
COD

Installation how the build is going · from satellite counts and Hafrok’s registers

Installation not started
nothing to count yet: the satellite tracker begins when offshore construction does
Installation · on record
StageCancelled
Offshore constructionnot started
Expected start of operationnot stated

Sources & verification

1/16 fields verified · rests on 6 sources (1 primary) · ◆ 3 documents held
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Regulator1
[6]
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2026-05-06◆ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD…
“REPD Q1 2026 quarterly extract — Ref ID 2508: Site Name "Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone", Development Status "Application Withdrawn", Installed Capacity 1200 MWelec, Operator "Npower"”
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Trade press4
[1]
Offshore Wind (offshorewind.biz)2013-11-26◆ RWE Terminates Atlantic Array OWF Develo…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
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[2]
Renewable Energy World2013-11-26
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
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[4]
offshoreWIND.biz2013-11◆ RWE Terminates Atlantic Array OWF Develo…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
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[5]
DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas)2026
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Encyclopaedic1
[3]
Wikipedia2024
“Atlantic Array was a proposed offshore wind farm in the Bristol Channel, off North Devon and South Wales... up to 240 wind turbines... 1,200 MW... coordinates 51°16′19″N 3°39′43″W... water depth: 25–6…”
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