United Kingdom – After the successful installation of the project’s first Vestas V164-10.0 MW turbine, Seagreen, once completed, will become Scotland’s largest and deepest fixed bottom offshore wind farm.
114 wind turbines will be installed at a total of 114 locations across the North Sea off Scotland’s coast when the first Vestas turbine is put in place. Additionally, this turbine is the first V164-10.0 MW turbine to be installed globally, and it will be the most powerful turbine currently installed offshore in Europe when it goes into service.
Scotland’s largest project
Scotland’s largest renewable energy project, Seagreen, and one of the largest private investments in Scottish infrastructure have been made by Seagreen. The 1.1GW Seagreen offshore wind farm will be able to produce around 5,000 GWh of renewable energy each year when it is completed. An annual reduction in carbon dioxide emissions of around 1.6 million metric tons due to the use of this clean and sustainable electricity is a significant step toward Scotland’s and the United Kingdom’s net zero targets.
Installation contractor Cadeler’s giant wind farm installation vessel Wind Osprey transported components for the first turbine to the site from Vestas’ turbine marshalling base in Able Seaton Port in Hartlepool, North-East England. The enormous turbine was attached to a massive 2,000 tonne three-legged caisson jacket foundation that was anchored to the bottom of the North Sea.
SSE Renewables (49 percent) and TotalEnergies (50 percent) have partnered to build a $3 billion wind farm off the coast of Angus (51 percent ). In conjunction with TotalEnergy, SSE Renewables is leading development and construction of the Seagreen project, which will be operated by the company for a projected 25 years after completion.
