Vattenfall inaugurates European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre in Scotland
Vattenfall has announced the inauguration of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre, a 93.2 MW wind farm located in Aberdeen Bay, in the north-east Scotland. The project will produce enough electricity to meet the power demand of approximately 80,000 British households (312 GWh) every year.
The eleven wind turbines, two 8.8 MW and nine 8.4 MW, have the largest turbine capacity in commercial operation in the world. One single rotor lap from the record 8.8 MW turbine provides a British household with electricity for a full day. They were supplied by MHI Vestas.
Future wind power technology will be tested at the EOWDC in Aberdeen Bay, which is one of the first testing facilities of its kind. The aim is to accelerate the wind power industry’s drive for competitive renewable electricity generation.
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