Overview
- RWE confirmed installation of all 150 recyclable Siemens Gamesa blades at the Sofia project on Dogger Bank, marking the UK’s first large-scale offshore use of the technology.
- Turbine installation has reached 62 of 100 SG 14-222 DD units, with full installation targeted for the first half of 2026.
- Commercial operations are expected in the third quarter of 2026, delivering 1.4 GW of capacity to power about 1.2 million UK homes.
- The blades were manufactured in Hull using a resin system that allows their composite materials to be separated and reused after service.
- The site lies about 195 kilometers off the UK’s east coast, and RWE is extending this circular-blade approach from its Kaskasi project to future deployments such as Thor.