ScottishPower has announced the offshore construction programme for its biggest-ever renewables project is now officially underway.
The first foundation has been installed for the £4 billion East Anglia THREE offshore windfarm which, once fully operational, will generate 1.4GW worth of power – enough for over 1.3 million homes.
It is the first of 95 foundations set to be installed for the project and, coming in at 83.89m tall, 10.6m in diameter and weighing 1,800 tonnes, it has set a new offshore wind industry record in the process after it became the largest to be installed to date from a jack-up vessel in Europe.
Charlie Jordan, ScottishPower Renewables CEO, described the installation as a “mammoth feat of engineering, skill and a huge amount of work”.
Jordan continued: “East Anglia THREE will be the biggest-ever windfarm across the whole of the Iberdrola group and the second largest in the world when it comes into operation. To visibly see it starting to take shape in the North Sea is a real milestone moment and definitely something to be proud of. This project is a fantastic example of how we’re generating more secure, green electricity for the UK; investing in the country’s clean energy future; and supporting jobs and opportunities for decades to come.”
