UK launched the world's largest offshore wind farm
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On the coast of the British island of Walney in the Irish sea, southern part of the County of Cumbria, the world's largest offshore wind farm Walney Extension came into operation.
87 wind turbines from the world-famous manufacturers Vestas and Siemens Gamesa, located on an area of 145 square kilometers, are ready to produce 659 MW of electricity. This is enough to supply 600,000 homes.
The life span of the power facility is 25 years.
"The project is a sign of how dramatically wind technology has progressed in the past five years since the previous biggest, the London Array, was finished. The new windfarm uses less than half the number of turbines but is more powerful", The Guardian writes.
According to the ratings of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the UK leads the top three leaders in the generation of electricity from the power of sea wind. Great Britain is a home for about 36% of the world's installed capacity, followed by Germany with 28.5% and China with 15%.
The reason for the success of the UK in wind energy is due to favorable natural conditions - a combination of high-speed wind flows and shallow waters in the Northern and Irish seas.
The annual report on the development of global wind power "Global Wind Report 2018" from GWEC says by the end of 2022, it is expected that the total capacity of all wind turbines in the world will be 840 GW. By 2050, wind will be able to meet up to 41% of the global energy demand.
UK launched the world's largest offshore wind farm
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