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Released December 29, 2021 | GALWAY, IRELAND
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Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--Swedish energy major Vattenfall (Stockholm) has received planning permission for a 1.8-gigawatt (GW) offshore windfarm in the U.K. which will be capable of powering almost 2 million homes.
Planning consent for the Norfolk Boreas project was granted by the U.K. Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Located at least 72 kilometres off the coast of Norfolk on the east coast of England, the windfarm will boast an enhanced SG 14‑236 DD offshore wind turbine from Siemens Gamesa, capable of generating up to 15 megawatts (MW). Vattenfall also has plans for a sister windfarm of a similar size, Norfolk Vanguard, which had its development consent order overturned in the U.K. High Court in early 2021. Vattenfall expects construction to start on the Boreas windfarm in 2023.
"Vattenfall's Norfolk projects will form one of the largest offshore wind zones in the world when they are completed, generating enough renewable electricity to power the equivalent of 4 million homes," explained Catrin Jung, head of business unit offshore at Vattenfall.
The U.K. has the largest offshore wind capacity in Europe--at more than 10-GW--with 42% of all installations. Germany is second with 31%, followed by the Netherlands (10%), Belgium (9%) and Denmark (7%).
In Denmark, Vattenfall has also decided to build two offshore windfarms having taken the final investment decision for the two Vesterhav projects, which will have a combined generating capacity of 344-MW and will power up to 345,000 homes annually. The company plans to spend a total of 769 million euro (US$868 million) on the Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord windfarms, which will be located 10 kilometres off the west coast of Jutland near Thyborøn (Nord) and Søndervig (Syd) in water depths of approximately 20 metres. They will boast 41 SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines rated at 8.4 MW from Siemens Gamesa. Both projects are estimated to be commissioned by 2023. Vattenfall recently inaugurated two other Danish offshore wind projects, Kriegers Flak and Horns Rev 3.
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Planning consent for the Norfolk Boreas project was granted by the U.K. Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Located at least 72 kilometres off the coast of Norfolk on the east coast of England, the windfarm will boast an enhanced SG 14‑236 DD offshore wind turbine from Siemens Gamesa, capable of generating up to 15 megawatts (MW). Vattenfall also has plans for a sister windfarm of a similar size, Norfolk Vanguard, which had its development consent order overturned in the U.K. High Court in early 2021. Vattenfall expects construction to start on the Boreas windfarm in 2023.
"Vattenfall's Norfolk projects will form one of the largest offshore wind zones in the world when they are completed, generating enough renewable electricity to power the equivalent of 4 million homes," explained Catrin Jung, head of business unit offshore at Vattenfall.
The U.K. has the largest offshore wind capacity in Europe--at more than 10-GW--with 42% of all installations. Germany is second with 31%, followed by the Netherlands (10%), Belgium (9%) and Denmark (7%).
In Denmark, Vattenfall has also decided to build two offshore windfarms having taken the final investment decision for the two Vesterhav projects, which will have a combined generating capacity of 344-MW and will power up to 345,000 homes annually. The company plans to spend a total of 769 million euro (US$868 million) on the Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord windfarms, which will be located 10 kilometres off the west coast of Jutland near Thyborøn (Nord) and Søndervig (Syd) in water depths of approximately 20 metres. They will boast 41 SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines rated at 8.4 MW from Siemens Gamesa. Both projects are estimated to be commissioned by 2023. Vattenfall recently inaugurated two other Danish offshore wind projects, Kriegers Flak and Horns Rev 3.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn.
