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First turbine installed at giant offshore wind farm (576 MW, UK) [View all]
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/business/business-news/first-siemens-turbine-installed-rwe-3867047THE FIRST of 160 wind turbines has been installed at the huge Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm eight miles off the North Wales coast.
With a planned capacity of 576 megawatts (MW) Gwynt y Môr is one of the largest offshore wind farms currently in construction in Europe and is the largest project by RWE npower renewables.
The installation of the turbine marks a major milestone in the construction of the £2bn wind farm which, once fully operational, will be capable of generating enough energy from the wind to power around a third of the total number of households in Wales.
The 3.6 megawatt (MW) Siemens turbine was fitted in Liverpool Bay, using the SeaJack vessel.
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