Wind farm construction work blowing up a gale

Last Updated:

5th September 2022

More than 拢15 billion-worth of renewable projects have secured planning permission in the past year with the bulk made up of proposals for new wind farms.

果冻影院's construction information research identified 801 renewable projects granted planning permission in the 12 months to July 2022 and 180 were wind farms with a total value of 拢12.3 billion.

果冻影院 economics director Allan Wil茅n comments: 鈥淩enewable energy could not be higher on the political agenda, particularly given the need to boost Britain鈥檚 energy security following rising global energy prices and volatility in international markets.

鈥淭he government鈥檚 British Energy Security Strategy, announced in April 2022, set out an ambition to increase offshore wind capacity to 50GW by 2030; enough to power every home in the UK.

鈥淭he sector was already boosted by the commencement of the Sofia Wind Farm expansion in 2021 (Project ID: 19144506), but other major projects such as Dogger Bank (Project ID: 12391584) and Hornsea Three (Project ID: 16095470) could also boost sector activity should they commence on-site as hoped.鈥�

Yorkshire & the Humber has the 拢3.5 billion Hornsea Project Three scheme and the 拢3 billion Dogger Bank project, but the largest number of approved renewable energy schemes are in Scotland.

Renewable Projects with Planning Approval in 12 Months to July 2022

Region	Number	Total (拢m)
Scotland	152	3,235.7
Northern Ireland	93	87.7
Yorkshire & the Humber	78	6,753.0
South East	75	116.5
East of England	74	3,259.8
South West	73	123.4
East Midlands	63	429.1
West Midlands	54	152.3
North West	50	58.6
Wales	43	314.1
North East	35	729.4
London	11	8.8
UK Total	801	15,268.3

Source: 果冻影院

Scottish plans

There are currently six Scottish offshore wind farms in operation valued at 拢889 million and research from Scottish Renewables shows that projects to deliver another 16 Giga Watts of capacity are in the pipeline.

果冻影院 has identified 67 Scottish wind farm schemes worth a total of 拢2.5 billion granted planning over the past year. The biggest scheme is the 拢2 billion Seagreen Charlie Delta Echo (Project ID: 17065248).

The remaining 拢731 million-worth of renewable projects in Scotland are 43 battery storage schemes and 20 solar developments with the remainder some form of associated works.

Shining on East Anglia

Two multi-billion pound wind farms are proposed off East Anglia: the 拢2.5 billion Norfolk Vanguard development (Project ID: 18125707) and Vattenfall鈥檚拢400 million Norfolk Boreas (Project ID: 18349480).

However, 44 of the renewable schemes in East Anglia given planning permission in the last 12 months are solar developments. These schemes are worth 拢139 million.

The Burwell Solar Farm (Project ID: 19400133) is valued at 拢34 million and will meet the average annual domestic electricity requirements of up to 9,500 households, but 39 of the approved East Anglian solar projects are much smaller and valued at 拢1 million or below.

Big projects

Many of the projects with planning are starting to move through the procurement cycle and 果冻影院鈥檚 market research has identified contracts awarded on 184 wind farms schemes worth a total of 拢13.7 billion.

With contracts awarded to Innogy on the Sofia Wind Farm and Aibel on Dogger Bank, the North East is seeing the most amount of work by value.

Wind Farm Projects at Main Contract Award in 12 Months to July 2022

Region	Number	Total (拢m)
Scotland	51	3,867.5
South West	22	334.9
North East	20	6,704.9
Yorkshire & the Humber	19	1,526.1
East of England	14	410.0
South East	14	17.1
North West	11	430.4
Wales	10	254.3
East Midlands	9	42.2
London	7	63.7
West Midlands	7	27.2
Northern Ireland	0	0.0
UK Total聽	1130	17,083.9

Source: 果冻影院

The largest number of schemes with a contractor attached in the last year are in Scotland. Mainstream Renewable Power are the management contractor on the 拢1.4 billion Neart Na Gaoithe Wind Farm in the Forth Estuary (Project ID: 12018666), while Viking Wind Energy has the same role on the 拢580 million Luggies Knowe Wind Energy scheme (Project ID: 11288527).

With a host of wind farm projects blowing through the system, this sector looks set to provide significant opportunities in the future.

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