World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm to Be Built in U.K. (1.2 GW)

[jpak]

http://www.climatecentral.org/news/worlds-largest-offshore-wind-farm-to-be-built-in-uk-19995

The company, which has already put £6 billon into wind power in the U.K., said this was its largest investment in offshore wind to date. Dong, Denmark’s state-backed energy utility, told the Guardian it expected to invest another £6 billion in the U.K. by 2020, in a boost to the beleaguered wind industry.

Brent Cheshire, chief executive of Dong Energy in the U.K., said: “We are making a major financial investment to construct this giant wind farm and this underlines our commitment to the U.K. market. Hornsea Project One will support the supply chain and help create local jobs.

“To have the world’s biggest ever offshore wind farm located off the Yorkshire coast is hugely significant, and highlights the vital role offshore wind will play in the U.K.’s need for new low-carbon energy."

Amber Rudd, secretary of state for energy and climate change, said: “The U.K. is the world leader in offshore wind energy and this success story is going from strength to strength. The investment shows that we are open for business and is a vote of confidence in the U.K. and our plan to tackle the legacy of under investment and build an energy infrastructure fit for the twenty first century."

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and here in Maine, Paul LePage and his Koch Bros. henchmen killed offshore wind.

We coulda been a contenda...

[TubbersUK]

1. Great, now if only we can fight off the friggin' frackers n/t

[burfman]

2. Don't worry about them, wind power is coming - just look at the economics.....

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Check out this chart from Wikipedia for cost of electricity by source in the U.S.

On shore wind generated electricity is one of the best right now - beats coal on average, off shore is not too far behind.....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_of_electricity_by_source#/media/File rojected_LCOE_in_the_U.S._by_2020_(as_of_2015).png


burfman......

[TubbersUK]

3. Interesting, thanks for the link :) n/t