The Sofia project highlights RWE''s expertise and its ability to execute large-scale offshore wind developments on time and within budget.
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Get a quoteInstallation of the first wind turbines due to start imminently with first power to follow. With commissioning due in 2026, Sofia will make a major contribution to achieving the
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Get a quoteInstallation of the first turbines due to start imminently with first power to follow. With commissioning due in 2026, Sofia will make a major contribution to achieving the UK''s
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Get a quoteMultinational energy company RWE has made significant progress in constructing its 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm on Dogger Bank, off the UK''s east coast. Recent
Get a quoteThe 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm will be one of the largest in the world, as well as one of the farthest from shore, estimated to generate electricity to 1.2M
Get a quoteThe 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm will be one of the largest in the world, as well as one of the farthest from shore, estimated to generate electricity to 1.2M homes.
Get a quoteThe wind farm will comprise 100 Siemens Gamesa 14MW turbines, an offshore converter station and hundreds of kilometres of both inter-array and export cables, as well as onshore electrical
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Get a quoteSofia power station is an operating power station of at least 75-megawatts (MW) in Sofia City, Sofia, Bulgaria with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
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Get a quoteRWE, a world leader in offshore wind, has reached a further major construction milestone at its Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, with the successful installation of the 100th and final offshore
Get a quoteInstallation of the first turbines due to start imminently with first power to follow. With commissioning due in 2026, Sofia will make a major
Get a quoteOnce fully operational, the generation output of all 100 of Sofia''s turbines will be equivalent to powering up to 1.2 million typical UK homes with
Get a quoteOnce fully operational, the generation output of all 100 of Sofia''s turbines will be equivalent to powering up to 1.2 million typical UK homes with electricity from wind energy.
Get a quoteRWE, a global leader in offshore wind energy, is celebrating significant progress in the construction of its 1.4 gigawatt (GW) Sofia offshore wind farm, located on the Dogger Bank
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Get a quoteCheck the construction progress of the Sofia Wind Farm’s 100 turbines with our interactive Sofia demo. With visualizations of installation milestone progress updated daily and vessel locations refreshed every 2 minutes, tracking the Sofia Wind Farm’s development is easier than ever.
Sofia will play a critical role in contributing to the UK’s clean energy transition and reinforcing energy security.” The 1.4 gigawatts (GW) Sofia Offshore Wind Farm is located 195 kilometers off the UK east coast in water depths of 20-35 meters and is RWE’s largest offshore project currently under construction globally.
The year ahead will bring challenges, but 2025 will see Sofia Offshore Wind Farm increase activity on both our onshore and offshore converter assets. We’re also excited to soon welcome the turbine installation vessel, the Wind Peak, which will begin installing turbines in the spring.
Upon completion, it will power around 1.2 million UK homes. Thanks to LAUTEC’s public Sofia demo, you can now follow the project’s vessel movements and milestone completions as they happen. Check the construction progress of the Sofia Wind Farm’s 100 turbines with our interactive Sofia demo.
Energy Minister Michael Shanks said: “It is great to see this exciting milestone reached for the Sofia offshore wind farm. Today takes us a step closer to achieving our mission for clean power by 2030, with over a million homes expected to be powered by the cutting-edge turbines of Sofia wind farm.
So far at Sofia, more than half of the offshore turbine foundations have been installed, the offshore converter station, onshore substation, and onshore and offshore export cables are also in place, in preparation for first generation later this year.
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