The site of the proposed Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm is 20 miles off the coast of Cromer, and since acquiring the project late last year, Statoil and Statkraft have undertaken a review of the project design and the seabed characteristics of the consented site.
As of the result of this review Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited (DOWL) has made a decision to reduce the total generating capacity from 560MW to a maximum of 400MW. This change will minimise the risk of wake effects and therefore increase the efficiency of the wind farm and will reduce the total number of wind turbine generators from 178 to around 78.
In addition DOWL have submitted a formal application to the consenting bodies (DECC and MMO) to vary a number of elements of the offshore planning consent. Those variations include:
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Press release, August 30, 2013; Image: dudgeonoffshorewind