List_of_offshore_wind_farms

List of offshore wind farms

List of offshore wind farms

List of largest and notable offshore wind farms


This article lists the largest offshore wind farms that are currently operational rated by nameplate capacity. It also lists the largest offshore wind farms currently under construction, the largest proposed offshore wind farms, and offshore wind farms with notability other than size.

Four offshore wind farms are in the Thames Estuary area: Kentish Flats, Gunfleet Sands, Thanet and London Array. The latter was largest in the world.
Offshore wind farm locations. Locations in gray are under construction

As of 2022, Hornsea 2 in the United Kingdom is the largest offshore wind farm in the world at 1,386 MW.[1]

Largest operational offshore wind farms

This is a list of offshore wind farms with at least 400 MW nameplate capacity that are currently operational.

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Largest under construction

This is a list of wind farms with a nameplate capacity of more than 400 MW currently under construction.

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Largest proposed

The following table lists largest offshore wind farm areas (by nameplate capacity) that are only at a proposal stage, and have achieved at least some of the formal consents required before construction can begin.

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Largest Cancelled Wind Farms

Ocean Wind 1 United States 39.366111°N 74.414167°W / 39.366111; -74.414167 1,100 2024 NJBPU [179][180][181][182][183]
Ocean Wind 2 United States 1,148 2027 NJBPU [142][184]

Other notable offshore wind farms

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See also


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