06 September 2018

[060918.EN.BIZ] Wind Farm Near Twice Size of Hong Kong Island Unveiled in Irish Sea


DENMARK's Orsted A/S has unveiled the world's largest offshore wind farm, an 87-turbine complex in the Irish Sea covering an area nearly twice the size of Hong Kong Island.

The Walney Extension at 145 square kilometres, off the coast of northwest England has a generating capacity of 659 megawatts and is capable of powering 590,000 homes.

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA provided the turbines for the project that began construction in August 2015. The Vestas eight-megawatt turbines stand 195 metres tall while the seven-megawatt version by Siemens is 154 metres from sea level to blade tip.

Source : HKSG.

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