Race Bank offshore wind farm
| Race Bank | |||
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| location | |||
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 16 '33 " N , 0 ° 50' 27" E | ||
| country | United Kingdom | ||
| Waters | North Sea | ||
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| Type | Offshore wind farm | ||
| Primary energy | Wind energy | ||
| power | 580 MW | ||
| owner | Ørsted | ||
| Start of operations | 1st February 2018 | ||
| founding | Monopiles | ||
| turbine | 91 Siemens SWT-6.0-154 | ||
| was standing | February 2018 | ||
Race Bank is an offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom in the North Sea . The wind farm is located around 27 kilometers off the North Norfolk coast on an area of almost 70 km 2 .
History and construction
The installation of the foundations began in June 2016. These are monopiles from the manufacturer Bilfinger Mars Offshore . The turbines were installed using the Sea Challenger installation ship . The first turbine was installed in May 2017 and then generated the wind farm's first electricity. The last turbine was installed in December 2017. Full commissioning took place on February 1, 2018 after a successful 200-hour test run of the wind farm. By then, the wind farm had already generated around one terawatt hour of electricity.
technology
The 91 wind turbines of the type SWT-6.0-154 Siemens were 6.3 MW increased power, so that the wind farm has an installed capacity of almost 580 MW.
business
The wind farm is owned by Ørsted (formerly DONG Energy ) and the Macquarie Group. In December 2016 it was announced that Ørsted had sold half of his shares in Macquarie. Part of the electricity from 31 MW (125 GWh) will be delivered to the confectionery manufacturer Nestlé UK from May 2020 via an energy supply contract with a term of fifteen years.
Maintenance concept
The maintenance and repair of the wind farm for the first five years of operation will be carried out jointly by Siemens and Ørsted. For this purpose, Ørsted uses a service operation vessel that stays at sea with the technicians for up to 28 days.
See also
Web links
- Innovation Installs First Foundation at Race Bank. offshorewind.biz, June 30, 2016, accessed September 3, 2016 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Race Bank Produces First Power. offshoreWIND.biz, May 18, 2017, accessed on May 18, 2017 .
- ↑ A2SEA Installs All Race Bank Turbines. In: offshoreWIND.biz. December 18, 2017, accessed December 22, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm Goes Full Throttle. In: offshorewind.biz. February 1, 2018, accessed February 2, 2018 .
- ↑ Dong Energy raises forecast after offshore deal. iwr.de, December 23, 2016, accessed on December 23, 2016 .
- ^ Adnan Durakovic: Nestlé UK and Ørsted Sign Offshore Wind PPA. In: offshorewind.biz. April 27, 2020, accessed April 30, 2020 .