Foundation works begin at largest offshore wind farm in the world

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Significant milestone reached for world’s largest offshore wind farm as first wind turbine foundation works begin

The installation of the first foundations for 277 wind turbines at Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the North Sea has commenced this week. The wind farm, which will be located more than 130km off the North East coast of England, will be the largest offshore wind farm and when operational will generate 3.6GW of energy – enough to power 6 million UK homes annually on completion. The world-class renewable energy project is making a major contribution to SSE’s plans to invest in excess of £24bn this decade in Great Britain’s electricity infrastructure system. SSE Plc’s Net Zero Acceleration Programme (‘NZAP’) major... ... More: Official Press Release SSE Renewables

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