Race Bank
Located 27km off North Norfolk coast in Greater Wash area. Round 2 development.
Status
Operationallifecycle stage
Location
United KingdomNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
573 MW ◆
Turbines
91 × 6 MW ◆
Model
Siemens Swt 6-0-154 ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◇
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Crown Estate Round 2 · 2003 ·
Water depth
11–18 m ≈
Distance from shore
27 km ◆
Wind speed
9.7 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Certificate ◆
Grid
Secured ◆
Connection
Walpole 400kV substation (NGET), onshore substation at Walpole … ◆
Schedule
FID
24 Jun 2015 ◆
COD
Feb 2018 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
6 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 7 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 13 sources (13 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
[1]
Ofgem2016-09◆ Race Bank - Preliminary Information Memo…
“The ROW01 Offshore Wind Farm will be situated 27km north of Blakeney Point off the coast of Norfolk ... Race Bank Wind Farm Limited ... holds the marine licence for the ROW01 Offshore Wind Farm under …”
supportsConsentStatusConnection pointDistance from shoreCoordinates+2 more
[14]
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2026-05-06◆ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD…
“REPD Q1 2026 quarterly extract — Ref ID 2515: Site Name "Race Bank (Phase 1)", Development Status "Operational", Installed Capacity 289.8 MWelec, Operator "Orsted (formerly Dong Energy)/ Macquarie Gro…”
supportsRegister entry
Operator7
[2]
Ørsted A/S2018-02◆ Full power at Race Bank Offshore Wind Fa…
“Consists of 91 Siemens Gamesa 6 megawatt (MW) wind turbines. Total capacity of 573MW ... Installation of the wind turbines at Race Bank first began in May 2017, and following successful completion of …”
supportsFirst powerCommercial operationCOD historyTurbinesModel+3 more
[3]
Ørsted A/S2017-05◆ First power at Race Bank Offshore Wind F…
"Race Bank consists of 91 Siemens 6 megawatt (MW) turbines ... Construction of Race Bank is being managed from DONG Energy's construction base in the Grimsby Fish Docks." ... Electricity has been gene…
supportsFirst powerTurbinesModelUnit capacityconstruction and om
[4]
Centrica2012-07-05◆ Centrica receives Government consent for…
“05 July 2012
Centrica receives Government consent for Race Bank wind farm ... Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, today announced that its proposed Race Bank offshore wind farm project has…”
supportsConsentConsent granted
[5]
[6]
DONG Energy A/S2016-12-21◆ DONG Energy divests 50pct of Race Bank O…
“A final investment decision regarding the wind farm was taken by DONG Energy in June 2015. DONG Energy has entered into an agreement to sell 50% of Race Bank, a 573 megawatt (MW) UK offshore wind farm…”
supportsFinal investment decisionOnshore constructionOffshore construction
[10]
Ørsted A/S2025-02◆ Ørsted Annual Report 2024
“Race Bank Wind Farm Limited [2] The UK JO 50% ... Orsted Race Bank (Holding) Ltd The UK S 100%”
supportsoperator
[15]
National Energy System Operator (NESO)2026-07-21◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“NESO TEC Register, edition 21 July 2026 - PRO-000213: "Race Bank Wind Farm", Status "Built", MW Connected 565, Effective From n/a, Customer "RACE BANK WIND FARM LIMITED"”
supportsRegister entry
Trade press4
[11]
Macquarie Group2024-06
“divest a 37.5 per cent stake in Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm to Norges Bank Investment Management”
supportsinvestor
[12]
[13]
[16]
Offshore Wind (offshorewind.biz)2016-06-30◆ Innovation Installs First Foundation at …
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsFoundation
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