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title: "Barrow"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/uk-barrow/
identifier: uk-barrow
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Barrow

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/uk-barrow/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

Round 1 development in the East Irish Sea, approximately 7 km southwest of Walney Island near Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sea basin | Irish Sea |
| Capacity | 90 MW |
| Turbines | 30 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | Ørsted |
| Coordinates | 53.98, -3.28 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2006 |

## Milestones

- **Consent granted** — 2003-03 (achieved)
- **Onshore construction** — 2005 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2006 (achieved)
- **First power** — 2006-03 (achieved)

## Offtake

Offtake regime: ROC 1.0 ROCs/MWh


## Sources

Every figure above traces to one of these. Quoted passages are held but not republished; follow the link for the original wording.

- Ørsted A/S, 2014-12-19 — https://orsted.com/en/media/news/2014/12/dong-energy-acquires-full-ownership-of-the-barrow-offshore-wind-farm
- European Investment Bank, 2005-12-20 — https://www.eib.org/en/projects/all/20020169
- Ofgem, 2011-09-27 — https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/press-release/ofgem-e-serve-grants-third-offshore-transmission-owner-licence-link-barrow-wind-farm
- Wikipedia, 2026-06-12 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrow_Offshore_Wind_Farm
- NESO, 2026-06-12 — https://api.neso.energy/dataset/cbd45e54-e6e2-4a38-99f1-8de6fd96d7c1/resource/17becbab-e3e8-473f-b303-3806f43a6a10/download/tec-register-12-june-2026.csv
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2024-10 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2024/10/30/brookfield-buys-into-orsteds-four-operational-offshore-wind-farms-in-uk/
- GEBCO Compilation Group, 2020 — https://www.gebco.net/data_and_products/gridded_bathymetry_data/
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 2026-05-06 — https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69fc56908cc72d2f863ea58d/REPD_publication_Q1_2026.csv
- National Energy System Operator (NESO), 2026-07-21 — https://api.neso.energy/dataset/cbd45e54-e6e2-4a38-99f1-8de6fd96d7c1/resource/17becbab-e3e8-473f-b303-3806f43a6a10/download/tec-register-21-july-2026.csv
- Ofgem, 2009-07 — https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/docs/2009/07/barrow---project-specific-preliminary-information-memorandum-%28pim%29.pdf
- Companies House, 2014-08-13 — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04145993/filing-history/MzEwNzYzODEzNWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf
- Companies House, 2012 — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04145993/filing-history/MzA2MDMzMzc2NmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf
- Companies House, 2025-09-04 — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04145993/filing-history/MzQ3OTY4ODgwN2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0

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