Humber Gateway
Located 8km east of Spurn Point, East Yorkshire.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Ownership
Location
United KingdomNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
219 MW ◆
Turbines
73 × 3 MW ◆
Model
Vestas V112 3-0 ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Crown Estate Round 2 · 2003 ·
Water depth
15–15 m ◆
Distance from shore
8 km ◆
Wind speed
9.5 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Certificate ◆
Grid
Secured · 2015 ◆
Connection
Onshore substation at Salt End (Saltend), East Yorkshire; … ◆
Schedule
FID
15 Dec 2011 ◆
COD
2015-Q3 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
6 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 5 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 Certificate contract's terms · 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 (8 primary) · ◆ 9 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
[4]
Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)2011-02-09◆ Humber Gateway offshore wind farm given …
“Humber Gateway offshore wind farm given go-ahead ... The Yorkshire and Humber region could benefit from jobs and investment as E.ON was granted permission to construct a 230MW wind farm off the”
supportsConsentConsent granted
[10]
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2026-05-06◆ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD…
“REPD Q1 2026 quarterly extract — Ref ID 2544: Site Name "Humber Gateway A", Development Status "Operational", Installed Capacity 219 MWelec, Operator "E.ON Humber Wind Ltd/ Balfour Beatty Investments …”
supportsRegister entry
Operator5
[1]
RWE AG2025-10-01◆ RWE marks a decade of clean power and re…
“Humber Gateway's 73 turbines can collectively generate up to 219 megawatts (MW) of electricity, enough to power up to 199,000 typical UK homes. The wind farm was officially opened by Andrea Leadsom MP…”
supportsTurbinesUnit capacityTotal capacityDistance from shoreCoordinates+1 more
[3]
RWE AG2020-12-15◆ Power Purchase Agreement signed for Humb…
“RWE Renewables signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with E.ON UK under which the company will offtake 100% of the electricity produced by the Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm from 2022 until 2035.…”
supportsMechanismDetail
[7]
[11]
National Energy System Operator (NESO)2026-07-21◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“NESO TEC Register, edition 21 July 2026 - PRO-000214: "Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm", Status "Built", MW Connected 220, Effective From n/a, Customer "RWE RENEWABLES UK HUMBER WIND LIMITED"”
supportsRegister entry
[13]
E.ON UK2011-12-15◆ E.ON announces £736m plan for Humber Gat…
“E.ON announces £736m plan for Humber Gateway offshore wind farm Construction due to be completed by Spring 2015 ... Prime Minister, David Cameron, said: "I welcome E.ON's significant investment, which…”
supportsFinal investment decision
Trade press4
[5]
Power Technology2015◆ Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm, East …
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsOnshore constructionOffshore constructionFoundationStatusConnection point+1 more
[6]
Power Technology2025◆ Power plant profile: Humber Gateway, UK
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsCommercial operationCOD historyTurbinesModelUnit capacity+1 more
[8]
E.ON UK (via windfair.net)2015-08-06
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsFirst power
[9]
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