Greater Gabbard
Located 23km off Suffolk coast. Inner Gabbard (56 turbines) and Galloper Sand (84 turbines) arrays. Round 2 development.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
SSE Renewables — 50% ◆
RWE — 50% ◆Location
United KingdomNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
504 MW ◆
Turbines
140 × 3.6 MW ◆
Model
Siemens Swt 3-6-107 ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Crown Estate Round 2 · 2003 ·
Water depth
24–34 m ◆
Distance from shore
23 km ◆
Wind speed
9.5 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Other ∅
Grid
Secured · 19 Feb 2007 ◆
Connection
Onshore substation at Sizewell, Suffolk (132kV XLPE subsea … ◆
Schedule
FID
Taken · date not recorded ∅
COD
Sep 2012 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
5 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 4 recorded ownership deals 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 10 sources (10 primary) · ◆ 7 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.
Regulator1
[10]
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2026-05-06◆ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD…
“REPD Q1 2026 quarterly extract — Ref ID 2510: Site Name "Greater Gabbard Wind Farm", Development Status "Operational", Installed Capacity 504 MWelec, Operator "Airtricity / Fluor Ltd"”
supportsRegister entry
Operator7
[1]
Fluor Corporation2007-02-19◆ Greater Gabbard Wind Farm Receives Conse…
“Greater Gabbard Offshore Winds Limited (GGOWL), an Airtricity and Fluor joint venture, today received planning permission for the construction of an offshore wind farm to be located 25km off the coast…”
supportsConsentTurbinesStatusConnection pointDistance from shore+1 more
[2]
RWE AG2022-06-20◆ RWE wins long term service & maintenance…
“Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm is a joint venture between RWE Renewables (50%) and SSE Renewables (50%) and has been in operation since 2012, generating enough low-carbon renewable energy each yea…”
supportsTurbinesUnit capacityTotal capacity
[3]
RWE AG2022-09-07◆ A decade of clean energy celebrated at G…
“All 140 turbines of the joint venture between RWE Renewables (50%) and SSE Renewables (50%) have been operational since September 2012 [...] Located in the North Sea, around 20km off the coast of Suff…”
supportsCommercial operationCOD historyTurbinesTotal capacity
[5]
Fluor Corporation2013
“Onshore construction began in 2008 [...] offshore construction in summer 2009. 140 wind turbines total, each rated at 3.6 MW capacity. Steel monopiles: 84,000 tons total. Three 132-kilovolt subsea cab…”
supportsTurbinesModelUnit capacityFoundation
[6]
SSE Renewables2024◆ Greater Gabbard | SSE Renewables
“504MW offshore wind farm [...] 50:50 Joint Venture between SSE Renewables and RWE Renewables. A pioneering project for the UK offshore wind industry. Development rights were awarded in 2003, planning …”
supportsFirst powerTotal capacityCoordinates
[8]
[11]
National Energy System Operator (NESO)2026-07-21◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“NESO TEC Register, edition 21 July 2026 - PRO-000168: "Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm", Status "Built", MW Connected 500, Effective From n/a, Customer "GREATER GABBARD OFFSHORE WINDS LIMITED"”
supportsRegister entry
Trade press2
[4]
[9]
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