The UK is the largest producer of offshore wind power. The Greater Gabbard wind farm off the Suffolk coast is the world’s largest offshore wind farm
The 5 largest operational wind farms in the UK are:
Name Onshore/Offshore Power (MW) Number of Turbines Owner(s)
Greater Gabbard
Offshore
504
140
Scottish and Southern,
RWE Npower Renewables
Walney Offshore 367 102 Scottish and Southern
Clyde Onshore 350 152 Scottish and Southern
Whitelee Onshore 322 140 ScottishPower Renewables
Sheringham Shoal Offshore 317 88 Statoil and Statkraft
A number of much larger wind farms are currently under construction including the 1GW London Array and the 576MW Gwynt y Môr. By 2020 the UK is forecast to have in excess of 28GW of wind power capacity.
