Dogger Bank Wind Farm opens community grants in North East for 2025

by Graeme Anderson · 13/01/2025

COMMUNITY projects in South Tyneside, East Riding of Yorkshire, and Redcar and Cleveland are being invited to apply for grants from the Dogger Bank operator fund to support their activities.
The operator fund supports local community projects in the locations of the wind farm’s grid connection points and its operations and maintenance base and provides a total of £75,000 of funding in grants of up to £1,000 for local community projects.
Community grants can be used to enhance quality of life for local residents; contribute to
vibrant, healthy, successful and sustainable communities; and/or promote community spirit and
encourage community activity.
Eligible community projects and local organisations can apply for grants up to the new amount
of up to £1000, at https://doggerbank.com/about/community/.

Children’s football in South Shields benefits from a Dogger Bank community project support.

Kay Doragh, Dogger Bank’s community Investment manager said: “At Dogger Bank Wind Farm, we’re committed to supporting local communities and the fantastic ideas they have to improve life in their area. “We’ve funded projects to help young people into employment to solar lights to make village events safer and more welcoming.

“I can’t wait to see the projects we’ll be supporting in 2025.”

Dogger Bank Wind Farm is under construction more than 130 km off the Yorkshire coast and
will generate enough renewable energy to power six million UK homes once completed.

A joint venture between SSE Renewables, Equinor and Vårgrønn, SSE Renewables is leading on
Dogger Bank construction and delivery while Equinor will operate the wind farm on completion.
In June 2024, Dogger Bank Wind Farm announced additional funding of £25 million to support
coastal communities across the North and North East of England, over its planned 35-year
operational lifespan.
Dogger Bank will use this funding to support local communities through three key programmes:
STEM education and careers programmes, the Dogger Bank scholarship programme, and
community grants via the operators fund.
The new community fund builds on the £1 million community fund set up during the construction
phase of Dogger Bank, which has already supported more than 36,000 young people across
204 schools, provided 62 university scholarships and provided 87 grants to local community
groups.