Sofia, formerly Teesside B, is one of the most remote offshore wind farms in the REPD: its REPD point lies 198 km in a straight line from the nearest postcode, YO15 1AR in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Only Dogger Bank A and B (212 km) and the Culzean pilot project sit further out. The applicant in the register is RWE Renewables UK Limited; the site holds 100 turbines, each 252 m tall, for 1,400 MW in total.
Status according to the old record
The application was submitted on 28 March 2014; after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010051), consent for a nationally significant infrastructure project (DCO) was granted on 5 August 2015, taking 71 weeks. It holds a Contract for Difference from allocation round AR3, and since 1 March 2022 the register has listed it as under construction. But the record has not been updated since 13 September 2022, so “under construction” in the July 2026 extract may be out of date.
Teesside A is now Dogger Bank C
The former Teesside A is called Dogger Bank C: 1,200 MW, under construction, with a separate record at the same point. Dogger Bank A and B are a third, standalone project.