GE Renewable Energy has been selected by Equinor and SSE Renewables to supply 12MW Haliade-X turbines for the 3600MW Dogger Bank offshore wind complex off the east coast of England.
The manufacturer said the final number of turbines to be installed will be confirmed in due course.
Joint venture partners SSE and Equinor secured Contract for Differences for three 1.2GW developments in the third CfD auction round last month.
The projects are Dogger Bank Creyke Beck A, Creyke Beck B and Teesside A located approximately 130km from England’s Yorkshire coast.
SSE Renewables will lead the development and construction phases and Equinor will lead on operations once completed.
GE Renewable Energy offshore wind president and chief executive John Lavelle said: “We are very excited to announce this agreement as it gives us the opportunity to bring the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine to the world’s largest offshore wind market.
“We have an important role to play in the UK’s offshore wind ambitions and in delivering further carbon emission reductions.
“Our Haliade-X technology is helping our customers to make offshore wind a more competitive source of clean and renewable energy by reducing the levelised cost of energy.”
Dogger Bank Wind Farms project director Bjorn Ivar Bergemo said: “Our success in the CfD auction was due in large part to the relationships we have built with our supply chain, which enabled the lowest ever strike prices.
“The Haliade-X represents a step change in turbine technology, and we look forward to working with GE Renewable Energy to maximise innovation and supply chain benefits for the UK.”
SSE Renewables director of capital projects Paul Cooley said: “The joint Equinor and SSE Renewables project team on Dogger Bank is excited to work with GE Renewable Energy to introduce the next generation of offshore wind turbine to the UK, and to be the first European wind farm to install and operate these innovative turbines.
“Dogger Bank will now be home to the largest offshore wind turbines in the world and this pioneering low carbon technology which will play a central role in helping the UK become carbon neutral by 2050.”
GE said the wind farms are expected to trigger approximately £9bn of capital investment between 2020 and 2026.
The Dogger Bank projects will now progress towards a financial investment decision by the end of 2020, after which there will be confirmation of GE Renewable Energy as turbine supplier.
Dogger Bank Wind Farms is currently preparing for onshore construction, which is expected to start in 2020, with first power expected in 2023.