Innogy inaugurates 353 MW offshore wind farm in the UK
Galloper Offshore Wind Farm, located 27km off the coast of Suffolk, eastern England, was officially inaugurated today in London by Hans Bünting, Chief Operating Officer Renewables of innogy SE.
Galloper is owned by innogy SE (25%), Siemens Financial Services (25%), Sumitomo Corporation (12.5%), ESB (12.5%) and a consortium managed by Green Investment Group and Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (25%). innogy SE has led the development and construction of the wind farm and will operate it on behalf of the project partners.
Construction of the 353 MW wind farm created 700 jobs, with the foundations installed at a rate of four per week and all 56 turbines constructed in just one season – both firsts for innogy on a project of this scale.
Galloper will run for over 20 years, making a significant contribution towards the decarbonisation of the UK’s energy supply. The amount of green power the wind farm is expected to generate on average each year is approximately equal to the annual electricity needs of more than 380,000 UK households.
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