DONG Energy, E.ON AG (EOAN.XE) and Masdar said Tuesday that the first of 177 foundations has been installed at the U.K.'s multi-billion pound flagship offshore wind farm London Array that will be the largest offshore wind farm when it is commissioned next year.
DONG Energy, E.ON AG (EOAN.XE) and Masdar said Tuesday that the first of
177 foundations has been installed at the U.K.'s multi-billion pound flagship
offshore wind farm London Array that will be the largest offshore wind farm
when it is commissioned next year.
The monopile, which provides the base for the wind turbine, was supplied and
installed by joint venture Per Arsleff Bilfinger Berger Ingeniurbeu GmBH using
A2SEA's jack-up barge, Seaworker. The transition piece was then lifted into
place, completing the project's first full foundation installation.
"This is a significant milestone for London Array, off the shore and into
the water. Soon we'll be seeing the turbines going up and the wind farm
starting to generate low carbon electricity," said DON Energy CEO Anders
Eldrup.
London Array is located around 20 kilometers off the coast of
Kent
and
Essex
in
southeast
England
and
will be built in two phases. The first phase will include 175 wind turbines
with a combined capacity of 630 megawatts and the second phase will take the
capacity up to 1,000 megawatts.
The first phase is expected to be completed at the end of 2012.
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