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title: "Scroby Sands"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/uk-scroby-sands/
identifier: uk-scroby-sands
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Scroby Sands

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

Crown Estate Round 1 development on Scroby Sands sandbank, North Sea, 2.5 km off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sea basin | North Sea |
| Capacity | 58 MW |
| Turbines | 30 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | RWE |
| Coordinates | 52.6439, 1.7889 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2004-Q1 |

## Milestones

- **Onshore construction** — 2003 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2004-Q1 (achieved)

## Offtake

Offtake regime: ROC 1.0 ROCs/MWh


## Sources

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

- RWE Renewables UK Limited, 2025 — https://uk.rwe.com/locations/scroby-sands-offshore-wind-farm/
- RWE AG, 2022-03-03 — https://www.rwe.com/en/press/rwe-renewables/2022-03-03-rwe-pioneers-world-first-at-scroby-sands/
- UK Government (DTI / Privy Council), 2004-07-08 — https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1776/made/data.xht?view=snippet&wrap=true
- Offshore Wind Biz, 2019-10-01 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2019/10/01/rwe-takes-over-e-ons-renewable-energy-assets/
- Power Technology, 2004 — https://www.power-technology.com/projects/scrobysands/
- Tethys / Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 2024 — https://tethys.pnnl.gov/wind-project-sites/scroby-sands-wind-farm
- RWE, 2024 — https://uk.rwe.com/locations/scroby-sands-offshore-wind-farm/
- Global Energy Monitor, 2026-07-02 — https://www.gem.wiki/Scroby_Sands_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
- RWE, 2025-03-20 — https://www.rwe.com/-/media/RWE/documents/05-investor-relations/finanzkalendar-und-veroeffentlichungen/2024-gj/2025-03-20-rwe-generation-asset-list-as-of-2024-12-31.xlsx
- Companies House, 2007-10-05 — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04127830/filing-history/MTg2MTE5OTAyYWRpcXprY3g/document?format=pdf&download=0

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