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The Wind Farm

Rampion Offshore Wind The Wind Farm

Rampion Offshore Wind Farm is the first offshore wind farm off the south coast of England.

It has an installed capacity of 400 megawatts (MW) and will generate almost 1,400 Gigawatt hours (GWh) of power each year. This is equivalent to the amount of electricity used annually by almost 350,000 British homes, or around half the homes in Sussex1.

The wind farm is located in the English Channel between 13 and 20 kilometres (km) from the Sussex coast, and stretches from East Worthing in the west, to Brighton in the east. It covers an area of 72 square kilometres, which is just larger than the island of Guernsey in the English Channel.

Rampion Offshore Wind Farm now fully operational and has created around 60 full-time permanent jobs.

It is being operated and maintained from a purpose-built base at Newhaven Port, and from early in its construction began acting as a catalyst for the regeneration of the port area.

See how much energy Rampion and other offshore wind farms in the UK are generating on The Crown Estate website.

 

1 Based on an average annual domestic household electricity consumption of 3,938 kWh (BEIS).

Find out more in the latest Rampion Newsletter

How Rampion works

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How does wind energy convert into electrical energy suitable for use at work and at home? This animation shows the process.

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Interactive map

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Where is the wind farm situated? Zoom in to see the locations of each component of the wind farm, as well as other points of interest.

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Operations and maintenance

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The operation and maintenance of the wind farm is carried out from a purpose-built facility at Newhaven Port.

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Visiting Rampion

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Rampion is causing quite some interest among local residents and visitors to the south coast. So can you visit it?

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Questions and answers

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Commonly asked questions and answers about the wind farm.

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Owners

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The wind farm has three owner companies: RWE, Offshore Wind Co and Enbridge.

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Key Facts

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Facts and figures about the wind farm, at a glance.

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