Wind turbines erected in the nine sites in water up to 60m deep at distances up to 200km off the coast will be one of the world’s largest infrastructure projects and will have the capacity to generate up to a quarter of the UK's electricity needs when completed. 

The delivery timetable is as follows:

2010 - 2013

• EIA Scoping;
• Baseline surveys including bird survey, mammal survey, geophys, conservation, archaeology;
• Pre application discussions – leading up to the submission of
• a formal application.

2014 – 2016

• Financial close;
• Formal tendering;
• Procurement;
• Construction;
• Delivery.

Current offshore facilities tend to be no more than 25km off the coast in waters up to 25m deep.

The Hastings Bank array, off the coast at Newhaven, will be one of the smaller wind farms with the capacity to generate about 0.6 gigawatts of electricity compared to the largest in the Dogger Bank producing 9 gigawatts.

The full list includes:

Moray Firth, Firth of Forth, Dogger Bank, Hornsea, Norfolk Bank , Hastings Bank (off the coast at Newhaven), Isle of Wight, Bristol Channel and the Irish Sea.