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title: "Blyth Offshore"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/uk-blyth-offshore/
identifier: uk-blyth-offshore
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Blyth Offshore

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

Demonstration project. 5 turbines in power boost mode at 8.3 MW. Located 5.7km off Blyth, Northumberland.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sea basin | North Sea |
| Capacity | 41.5 MW |
| Turbines | 5 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | EDF Renewables UK · Vantage RE |
| Coordinates | 55.1361, -1.4901 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2017-10 |

## Milestones

- **Consent granted** — 2013-11 (achieved)
- **Onshore construction** — 2016-06 (achieved)
- **Offshore construction** — 2017 (achieved)
- **First power** — 2017-10 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2017-10 (achieved)

## Offtake

Offtake regime: ROC 2.5 ROCs/MWh (demonstrator) - rate unverified, flagged


## Sources

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

- Offshore Wind Biz, 2018-06-22 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2018/06/22/edf-opens-blyth-offshore-demo-farm/
- MHI Vestas Offshore Wind, 2018-06-22 — https://www.vestas.com/en/media/mwow-press-releases/2018/blyth-offshore-wind-demonstration-project-fully-commissioned
- Offshore Energy Biz, 2013-11-08 — https://www.offshore-energy.biz/narec-to-build-uks-largest-offshore-wind-demonstration-site/
- EDF Energy, 2017-07 — https://www.edfenergy.com/media-centre/news-releases/blyth-offshore-wind-farm-project-hits-new-milestone
- Royal BAM Group, 2017-08 — https://www.bam.com/en/press/press-releases/2017/8/blyth-offshore-demontrator-wind-farm-project-first-gravity-base
- EDF Power Solutions UK, 2025 — https://www.edf-powersolutions.uk/our-sites/blyth/
- EDF Energy, 2021-10-20 — https://www.edfenergy.com/media-centre/news-releases/edf-renewables-uk-enters-new-partnership-blyth-offshore-wind-farm
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2021-10-20 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2021/10/20/malaysian-utility-enters-offshore-wind-buys-stake-in-uk-projects/
- Port of Blyth, 2016-06 — https://portofblyth.co.uk/edf-offshore-wind-demonstrator-to-utilise-port-of-blyth/
- EDF Renewables, 2024 — https://www.edfenergy.com/media-centre/news-releases/edf-renewables-uk-enters-new-partnership-blyth-offshore-wind-farm
- Global Energy Monitor, 2026-07-02 — https://www.gem.wiki/Blyth_Offshore_wind_farm
- 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
- Companies House, 2019-11-06 — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09085597/filing-history/MzI0OTIzMzk5N2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0

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