The Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm is located between 32km off the coast of the seaside town of Cromer in North Norfolk. Since its completion in late 2017, this 402MW offshore wind farm has been producing enough green, clean energy to power more than 430,000 UK homes from its 67 6MW wind turbine generators.
Through the joint venture company Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited, the wind farm is owned by Equinor, Masdar and China Resources (Holdings), and Equinor is its operator having developed the £1.4b power plant between 2012 and 2017.
The Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm currently is the wind farm furthest away from the UK’s shoreline, Dudgeons development and operations have involved Equinor’s innovative New Energy Solutions unit implementing innovative technologies and devising new working methodology.
One example is the use of the ESVAGT Njord service offshore vessel (SOV) to access the 67 offshore turbines and the offshore substation; this is a ‘first’ in the UK offshore wind industry, and one which will be watched with considerable interest by developers of the UK wind farms scheduled for construction in the early 2020’s.
As a company, Equinor’s skill-set has been shaped by years of operating in the hostile offshore conditions that come hand in hand with the hydrocarbon industry. There are now opportunities to harness that skill set and transfer it to the offshore renewables industry.
It really is “technology in transition”.
News
17 December 2024: Innovative approach enables Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extension Projects to progress as a joint development
Partners have agreed to bring the two projects under a joint ownership structure in one legal entity, subject to regulatory approvals being obtained before closing. The projects are extensions to the operational Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farms, which currently power around 710,000 UK homes.
13 November 2024: Dudgeon Community Fund – ‘in the driving seat’ for STEM learning
The Dudgeon Community Fund receives a donation of around £125,000 each year from the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm, operated by energy company Equinor, to support STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education projects in Norfolk, designed to inspire the next generation of scientists, innovators and inventors.
21 June 2024: Dudgeon grants for innovative STEM education in Norfolk
Supporting four very different projects in Norfolk, the latest grants from the Dudgeon Community Fund clearly demonstrate that STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) does not have to be confined to the classroom.
Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited's Modern Slavery Statement
For the financial year 2023
Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited's Modern Slavery Statement
For the financial year 2023
This statement has been prepared for Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited, (the “Company”). It sets out the steps taken by the company to prevent modern slavery from taking place in our business or supply chains during the financial year 2023, in which the Company is subject to the reporting obligations under the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015.
The Company recognises its responsibility to contribute to the global efforts to combat modern slavery. The company is aware its supply chain can include sectors where modern slavery may occur, such as the construction and operation of vessels engaged to provide services to our offshore wind farm.
In 2023, the Company’s business consisted of production and transportation of electricity from the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm, located off the coast of North Norfolk, UK.
The Company does not have any direct or indirect employees. The operational business is conducted by Equinor ASA (the ”Manager“) pursuant to an Operation and Maintenance Services Agreement (”OMSA“) for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm entered into between Company and the Manager under the directions and supervision of the board of directors. Any efforts taken to prevent modern slavery from occurring in the business and supply chains were taken by the Manager pursuant to its corporate policies, processes, and practices, as applicable to its performance of the OMSA. The general efforts taken by the Manager are described in its modern slavery statement for the financial year 2023 available at Respecting human rights - Equinor..
As further described in the Manager’s statement, it has made specific commitments to oppose modern slavery.
On 24 April 2018, the Company’s board of directors approved a human rights policy. The policy contains a specific commitment to oppose forced and compulsory labor and illicit forms of child labor in our value chain. To formalise the Manager’'s current performance under the OMSA, the Company has instructed the Manager to implement the human rights policy. The Manager has further been instructed to report to the Company’s board of directors on an annual basis what measures have been taken to that effect, including in relation to the prevention of modern slavery from occurring in Company’s business and our supply chains.
The board of directors of the Company has reviewed and approved this statement. They confirm that to the best of their knowledge the information presented in the statement has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015, and associated regulations. The signing has been delegated to Trine Ulla on behalf of the board of directors of the Company.
Signed: Trine Ingebjørg Ulla (305371)
Name: Trine Ingebjørg Ulla (305371)
Date: 21/03/24
Director, Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited
This is an electronic signature.
