Scroby Sands is a 60MW offshore wind power project. The project is located in North Sea, England, the UK. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 2003 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in March 2004. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by E.ON UK and is currently owned by RWE Renewables with a stake of 100%.
The wind turbines in the project are installed on fixed foundations. An array of monopile foundations feature in the project.
The project generates 157,680MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 41,000 households, offsetting 67,802t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.
Development status
The project is currently active. The project construction commenced in 2003 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in March 2004.
Contractors involved
Vestas Celtic Wind Technology was selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the wind power project.
Vestas Wind Systems was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 30 units of V80-2.0 MW turbines, each with 2MW nameplate capacity.
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About E.ON UK
E.ON UK Plc (E.ON UK), a subsidiary of E.ON SE, is an integrated energy company that generates, distributes and sells electricity; explores and develops gas reserves; sells gas; and provides various other energy-related products and services. It generates electricity using various fuel sources such as coal, gas, oil, biomass and wind. It buys and sells renewable energy, renewable obligation certificates (ROCs) and renewable energy guarantees of origin (REGOs) and supplies wholesale power and gas to third-party energy suppliers. The company also offers other energy-related services such as home energy solutions, gas storage, energy trading and support services. It supplies electricity and gas to wholesale, residential, commercial and industrial customers in domestic and non-domestic markets. E.ON UK is headquartered at Coventry, England, the UK.
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