The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre is a 96.8MW offshore wind power project. The project is located in North Sea, Scotland, 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 multiple phases. The project construction commenced in 2018 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in July 2018. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project was developed by Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm and is currently owned by Vattenfall with a stake of 100%.

The wind turbines in the The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre Phase I are installed on fixed foundations. An array of suction bucket jacket foundations feature in the phase.

The wind turbines in the The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre Phase II are installed on fixed foundations. An array of suction bucket jacket foundations feature in the phase.

The project generates 312,000MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 80,000 households, offsetting 134,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.

The turbines installed on the The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre Phase I), are using Tubular Steel towers.

The turbines installed on the The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre Phase II), are using Tubular Steel towers.

Development status

The project is currently active. The project construction commenced in 2018 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in July 2018.

Contractors involved

Vestas Offshore Wind was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The project consists of 11 units of V164-8.0 MW Offshore turbines, each with 8.8MW nameplate capacity.

Vestas Offshore Wind is the O&M contractor for the wind power project for a period of 5 years.

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This content was updated on 25 January 2024

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