Race Bank Wind Farm is a proposed offshore wind farm to be located 27 km north of Blakeney Point off the coast of Norfolk, and 28 km east of Chapel St Leonards off the Lincolnshire coast in the North Sea, England. It is being developed by Centrica.] The farm gets its name from a shallow bank or shoal off the north coast of Norfolk where water depths range from 4m to 22m. The farm will cover an area of approximately 75 sq km.

In 2004 Centrica was awarded a 50 year lease from The Crown Estate to develop a wind farm on Race Bank and another area nearby called Docking Shoal, as part of the second UK offshore wind farm tendering process known as "Round 2".

The Race Bank Wind Farm project includes constructing the wind turbines and their foundations, building offshore substations, installing power cables both undersea and onshore, as well as an extension to the existing onshore Electrical substation to transform the voltage so that it is suitable for connection into the UK National Grid. This work is estimated to take between 3 and 4 years.

The wind farm planning consent was submitted in January 2009 and is awaiting approval. The application is for between 88 and 206 turbines with a nameplate capacity of up to 620 MW. The type and quantity of turbine will be determined during the detailed design phase which will occur after consent is granted.

Centrica is working with AMEC and the RES Group on this project.

Race Bank Wind Farm
Country England, United Kingdom
Locale 27km off the coast of north Norfolk
Status Awaiting consent
Developer(s) Centrica

Turbine information
Turbines 88 to 206

Power generation information
Maximum capacity up to 620 MW