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Wind farms/Blyth Offshore�Wind Test Site
Operationaloffshore · July 2026 REPD 2523

Blyth Offshore�Wind Test Site

between 1.8km and 13.8km off the east coast of Blyth in Northumberland, Offshore, Offshore, England

Primary source
Capacity41.5 MW
Turbines5
Per turbine8.3 MW
Max heightNot recorded
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Project overview

Core identity and development data from the current public snapshot.

Development status
Operational
Technology
Offshore wind
Country
England
Region
Offshore
Site address
between 1.8km and 13.8km off the east coast of Blyth in Northumberland
Latitude
55.166953
Longitude
-1.36436
Turbine manufacturer
Vestas
Turbine model
V164-8.0 MW
Rotor diameter
164 m
Hub height
105 m

Turbine make and model from Open European Offshore Wind Turbine Database (EuroWindWakes) (Fischereit, Vollmer and Hansen, EuroWindWakes; includes data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0), matched to this REPD record. See UK wind turbine manufacturers.

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Companies

The source field combines operator and applicant roles; further entity resolution is planned.

Applicant or operatorEDF Energy Renewables
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Planning

Planning authority, reference and recorded milestones.

Planning authority
Marine Management Organisation
Application reference
Not recorded
Application submitted
1 Mar 2012
Permission granted
8 Nov 2013

Project timeline

Became operational

Construction commenced

Planning permission granted

Planning application submitted

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Generation & performance

Only reviewed BM-unit mappings and complete settlement periods are reported.

No verified Elexon match yet

We have not published a project-to-BM-unit relationship. Candidate matches never appear as measured generation.

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Sources & provenance

Trace every published field back to its current evidence.

Primary sourceRenewable Energy Planning Database

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · July 2026

Record updated4 Jul 2018
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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