World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Turbines Building Off UK Coast
Dong installs world’s largest wind turbines off UK coast
Susanna Twidale w/Susan Thomas, September 8, 2016 (Reuters)
“Dong Energy has installed the first of the world's largest wind turbines, which are taller and wider than the London Eye, at its Burbo Bank windfarm off the coast of Britain in the Irish Sea…The 32 turbines, made by Vestas, will each be able to generate 8 megawatts (MW) of electricity, stand 195 meters tall from sea level and have a rotor diameter of 164 meters…Combined, the 32 turbines will create enough electricity to power around 230,000 homes…The largest turbines currently installed, at Dong's Westermost Rough wind farm off the Yorkshire coast, in the North Sea, have a 6 MW capacity and are around 177 meters tall…Britain is seeking new electricity generation to replace its aging coal and nuclear power stations and has said around 10 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity could be installed by the end of the decade…” click here for more
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