Rampion Offshore Wind Farm
Off the coast of Sussex, England · 2015–2018 (Commissioned April 2018) [1] [2] · £1.3 billion [1]
The judgement call
Account-gated at launchThe first offshore wind farm on England's south coast, providing clean energy for approximately 350,000 UK homes. It was originally planned for 700 MW but was built at 400 MW. [1] [2]
Key engineering challenges
Installation of 116 wind turbines and foundations in offshore environment. - Laying of array cables and export cables to connect to the onshore grid. - Construction and commissioning of the offshore substation to transform voltage. - Managing environmental impacts on marine life and coastal areas.
Project facts
- Client / owner
- RWE (formerly E.ON, then innogy, now RWE Renewables) [3]
- Lead contractor
- —
- Lead designers
- —
- Project type
- new build
- Scale
- 400 MW capacity; 116 turbines; 1.1 TWh per year; substation transforms electricity from 33 kV to 150 kV. [1] [5]
- Disciplines
- electrical; civil; marine; mechanical; environmental; project management
- Standards & frameworks
- UK offshore wind farm regulations, marine construction standards.
Sources: Energy Dashboard: Rampion Offshore Wind Farm (https://www.energydashboard.co.uk/sites/rampion-offshore-wind-farm) [1] - Wikipedia: Rampion Wind Farm (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampion_Wind_Farm) [2] - Rampion Offshore Wind: The Wind Farm (https://www.rampionoffshore.com/wind-farm/) [3] - Enbridge: A colossal achievement: Rampion offshore wind farm now fully operational (https://www.enbridge.com/stories/2018/november/rampion-offshore-wind-farm-fully-operational) [4] - Rampion Offshore Wind: Substation (https://www.rampionoffshore.com/about/offshore/substation/) [5]