First power from the first Round 2 offshore wind farm — DONG Energy’s Gunfleet Sands project, DONG Energy
Release Date: 2009-08-20
DONG Energy’s offshore wind farm Gunfleet Sands in the Thames Estuary off the East coast of England today supplied the first CO2-free power to the national grid.
Electricity has been generated from the first two of the 48 turbines that Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm will consist of when full constructed. It is the first electricity to be generated under the entire Round 2 of constructing offshore wind farms in the UK as laid out by The Crown Estate in 2003.
“The first power from Gunfleet Sands is a tangible result of our efforts to increase our production of renewable energy, which is why we are delighted to have realized the Gunfleet Sands project and to have come this far,” says Niels Bergh-Hansen, Executive Vice President of DONG Energy.
Following a successful construction program that began back in October 2008, 16 wind turbines have now been erected with another 32 left to be installed.
The Gunfleet Sands project will have a capacity of 172 MW distributed on 48 Siemens wind turbines at 3.6 MW each. It will generate enough clean renewable energy for approximately 120,000 households or approximately 20% of the households in Essex. The project will make a considerable contribution to the domestic UK target of reducing CO2 emissions by 20% below 1990 levels by 2010. The wind farm will reach full production during 2010.
| Type: | NORMAL |
| Company: | DONG Energy |
| Country: | Denmark |
| Url: | http://www.dongenergy.com/EN/Media/Press%20releases/Pages/CisionDetails.aspx?cisionid=442235 |