Burbo Bank
Round 2 development on Burbo Flats, Liverpool Bay, Irish Sea.
United KingdomTechnology
Capacity
90 MW ◆
Turbines
25 × 3.6 MW ◆
Model
Siemens Swt 3-6-107 ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Crown Estate Round 1 · 2001 ·
Water depth
1–6 m ≈
Distance from shore
6.5 km ◆
Wind speed
8.9 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Other ◇
Grid
Secured · 2007 ◆
Connection
33 kV inter-array to shore, stepped up to 132 kV at onshore … ◆
Schedule
FID
Taken · date not recorded ∴
COD
Oct 2007 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
4 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 1 recorded ownership deal from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market
the contract terms on record · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers
construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
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Sources & verification
Rests on 11 sources (7 primary) · ◆ 6 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Regulator2
[1]
DESNZ2024-04-08◆ Burbo Bank - Section 36C Consent Variati…
"the consent granted by the Secretary of State under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 on 9 July 2003 ("the Section 36 Consent") to construct and operate a 90MW offshore wind farm generating stat…
supportsConsentConsent granted
[11]
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2026-05-06◆ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD…
“REPD Q1 2026 quarterly extract — Ref ID 2487: Site Name "Burbo Bank", Development Status "Operational", Installed Capacity 90 MWelec, Operator "Orsted (formerly Dong Energy)"”
supportsRegister entry
Operator3
[2]
Ørsted (DONG Energy)2007-10-18◆ Inauguration of DONG Energy's Burbo Bank…
“The wind farm consists of 25 3.6 MW Siemens wind turbines, with a total production capacity of 90 MW. The 25 wind turbines will be able to produce 315 million kWh annually, which is equivalent to the …”
supportsTurbinesUnit capacityTotal capacityMechanismDetail
[5]
Ørsted A/S2016-11-21◆ First power from DONG Energys Burbo Bank…
“Its Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm was inaugurated in 2007 and was the first to use the 3.6MW wind turbines now used widely across the industry. DONG Energy has been operating out of Liverpool Bay for …”
supportsBackground
[12]
National Energy System Operator (NESO)2026-07-21◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“NESO TEC Register, edition 21 July 2026 - PRO-001298: "Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm", Status "Built", MW Connected 90, Effective From n/a, Customer "ORSTED BURBO (UK) LIMITED"”
supportsRegister entry
Trade press5
[3]
Power Magazine2007◆ Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm, Liverpool…
"25 3.6-MW Siemens Power Generation (SPG) SWT-3.6-107 turbines ... first produced power on July 21 and was commissioned on October 18 [2007] ... each tower supporting a turbine is anchored to the seab…
supportsFinal investment decisionOnshore constructionFirst powerCommercial operationTurbines+7 more
[4]
Power Technology2007
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsDistance from shore
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[10]
Encyclopaedic1
[7]
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