ScottishPower secures permit to increase East Anglia III wind farm on the North Sea to 1.4 GW capacity
ScottishPower Renewables has secured approval from the UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to increase the generating capacity of its offshore wind project in the North Sea to 1.4 GW. The state has also approved its request to cut the number of gravity base foundations that can be deployed at the selected site to 100.
The project, covering an area of 305 km2 off the coast of Suffolk, was initially planned to have 172 wind turbines with a total of 1.2 GW.
The permission does not concern the maximum capacity of the individual wind turbines.
Construction work is set to begin in 2022. Commercial operation is scheduled in 2025.
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June 12, 2019
Scottish Government approves plan to develop 50 MW energy storage project at Whitelee wind facility
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June 10, 2019
Gore Street Energy fund agrees to acquire 51% stakes in a 160 MW energy storage portfolio
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June 06, 2019
DEME wins contract to transport and install 165 foundations at 1.4 GW Hornsea offshore wind project in UK
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June 06, 2019
World´s largest offshore wind farm starts operations
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June 04, 2019
Third Energy enters agreement to sell Third Energy Onshore to York Energy
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