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DONG Energy Partners With ScottishPower Renewables for 1.6 Billion Wind Farm

Published Jun 20, 2011 2:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

DONG Energy and ScottishPower Renewables, part of the Iberdrola Group, have decided to go ahead with the construction of the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea in a 50/50-partnership.

The total cost of construction is up to GBP 1.6 billion, which includes the cost to construct the offshore transmission assets. When the wind farm goes into operation, these assets will be sold to an offshore transmission operator, selected by Ofgem, and the costs of the transmission assets will be returned.

The production from West of Duddon Sands is expected to be equivalent to approx. 300.000 British households annual electricity consumption. It will consist of 108 Siemens 3.6MW turbines and have a total capacity of 389MW. This will make it among the largest offshore wind farms in the world at the time of commissioning in 2014.

 

Source: 7thSpace Interactive