First turbine produces power at new UK wind farm

The first turbine of a new wind farm off the UK coast has started producing electricity. Statoil said it plans to get the remaining 66 turbines at its £1.5 billion Dudgeon wind farm in the North Sea up and running by the end of the year. It has partnered with energy companies Masdar and Statkraft to build the 402MW project, […]

Investment contract confirmed for UK wind farm

The financial contract for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm in Norfolk has been confirmed. DECC awarded an Investment Contract last year but the project needed to be confirmed by the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC). The wind farm will have 402MW of capacity – enough to power around 410,000 homes. Energy companies Statoil and Statkraft […]