Yesterday, the inauguration of world’s most powerful turbine, GE’s Haliade-X, was held in Rotterdam. The turbine will be powering Dogger Bank Wind Farm, a joint venture between SSE Renewables and Equinor, the first project in Europe to deploy the 12MW machine that has been named one of the Best 100 inventions of 2019 by Time Magazine.
Dogger Bank Wind Farm is delighted to announce OHT as its preferred supplier for foundation installation at the pioneering offshore wind farm. The offshore wind farm, a joint venture between SSE Renewables and Equinor, is one of the most innovative offshore wind developments in the world, utilising state-of-the-art technology to deliver the 3.6GW wind farm.
The world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine, GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade-X 12 MW, has produced its first power. As Steve Wilson, Project Director of Dogger Bank Wind Farm says, producing its first kWh is an ‘incredible milestone’ for a pioneering offshore wind farm development.
Dogger Bank Wind Farm has unveiled Aibel and ABB as suppliers of its offshore converter platform and HVDC power transmission system, providing the power grid solution that will connect the world’s largest offshore wind farm to the UK transmission network.
Dogger Bank Wind Farm is delighted to welcome Jan De Nul’s Voltaire to the project. The Jan De Nul-owned Voltaire, a new offshore jack-up installation vessel, with a lifting capacity of over 3,000 tonnes and standing taller than the Eiffel tower, is the largest of its kind in the world. The Voltaire will transport and install the world’s largest offshore wind turbines, GE’s Haliade-X, at Dogger Bank, which sits 130km off the Yorkshire coast. When complete, Dogger Bank will generate enough energy to power over 4.5 million homes every year – around 5% of the UK’s electricity needs.