Seagreen offshore wind farm
| Seagreen | |||
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 36 '40 " N , 1 ° 49' 16" W | ||
| country | Scotland | ||
| Waters | North Sea | ||
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| Type | Offshore wind farm | ||
| Primary energy | Wind energy | ||
| power | up to 4120 MW planned 454 MW (phase 1) |
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| Start of operations | End of 2024 (phase 1) | ||
| turbine | 412; 48 × MHI Vestas V164-9.5 MW (phase 1) | ||
| Energy fed in planned | 5,000 GWh | ||
| Website | https://www.seagreenwindenergy.com/ | ||
| was standing | October 2019 | ||
Seagreen is an in-planning area of offshore wind farms in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United Kingdom in the western North Sea .
The entire project area is 25 km east of the Scottish coastal region of Fife and extends over 2,852 km 2 .
Sub-areas
Seven individual wind farm fields are planned, divided into three phases, which together contain 412 wind turbines for a total asset of up to 4.1 GW . This would lead to a significant increase in the renewable energy share in Scotland.
Phase 1
The phase 1 sub-area was awarded £ 41.61 per megawatt hour for 454 megawatts in September 2019 . Via a contract for difference , the feed-in tariff is guaranteed by the state to the operator for 15 years ( present value from 2012). A successful bidder is Seagreen Wind Energy Limited , an operating company of SSE Renewables . Commissioning is planned for 2024/25. The aim is to build up to 48 MHI Vestas V164-9.5 MW wind turbines .
criticism
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has voiced criticism that the wind turbines would kill numerous animals. In a court ruling, the conservation value of the area for sea birds was determined. The project planning company would now like to advise further steps.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Tilman Weber: 100 turbines, one gigawatt: Scotland's largest marine wind farm. In: Renewable Energies. The magazine . Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
- ^ Offshore wind farms in doubt after RSPB gets planning consent quashed. The Daily Telegraph , July 19, 2016, accessed September 5, 2016 .