World's largest offshore wind farm opens in Denmark , COP 15
Release Date: 2009-09-17
The wind farm will supply 200,000 Danish households with electricity. It is the first of its kind to be equipped with a platform where personnel can spend the night.
200,000 Danish households can expect to get their electricity supply from the offshore wind farm Horns Rev II officially opening today. The park, situated in the North Sea 30 kilometers from the shore, will produce 2.2 percent of the kingdom's total power.
”This park confirms Denmark’s position as world champion of wind power. Having 20 percent of our total power supply covered by wind mills we are ahead by far. But we are not going to stop here. Over the coming four years we will triple our capacity for offshore wind power,” says Minister for Climate and Energy, Connie Hedegaard.
Horns Rev II is expected to produce 800 gigawatt/h annually – equivalent to the consumption in 200,000 Danish households. The size of the park has prompted it to become the world’s first offshore wind farm equipped with a platform where maintenance personnel can spend the night. (Photo: Scanpix/AFP)
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| Company: | COP 15 |
| Country: | Denmark |
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