London, Britain – Masdar and Scottish Power have set a record in the UK offshore wind sector. By installing the first wind turbine within the “East Anglia 3” project, which includes blades 115 meters long, making it the first of its kind in the United Kingdom. Each blade is longer than a football field.
All 285 blades intended for the project’s 95 turbines are being manufactured. At the Siemens Gamesa factory in Hull, United Kingdom.
Massive power generation
The height of the 14 MW turbine is about 262 metres, which is higher than the height of the observation deck in The Shard. The diameter of the roundabout reaches 236 metres. Just one cycle of a single turbine can generate enough power to power a UK home for more than four days. Or charge about 1,700 mobile phones, or make about a thousand cups of tea.
The East Anglia 3 station is located off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom, and when operated, it will be one of the largest offshore wind power plants in the world. It will provide clean energy to 1.3 million homes in Britain.
The length of the turbine blades used in the East Anglia 3 project is seven meters longer than the previous record of 108 metres. Also manufactured by Siemens Gamesa.
pilot project
The turbine was installed using Cadiller’s O-class offshore lift ship Wind Osprey.
As installation operations continue, later this month the new generation P-class ship Wind Piece will join its first operations in European waters.
