The Scottish government has approved a request by SSE Renewables and TotalEnergies to expand the Seagreen offshore wind project off the coast of Angus, eastern Scotland, United Kingdom, by 500 MW, bringing the project’s total installed capacity to 1,640 MW.
The first Vestas 10 MW turbine was commissioned and grid connected on 22 August 2022. The Seagreen wind farm is expected to be operational in the first half of 2023. When fully operational, the site will produce around 7.5 TWh/year.
As well as being Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, the £3bn (€3.5bn) project will also be the world’s deepest fixed bottom wind farm that is operational to date, with its deepest foundation due to be installed at 59 meters below sea level in December 2022.
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