Wind Power -Britain: Green light for world's largest offshore wind farm - Anmar Frangoul

The world's largest offshore wind farm is to be built off the coast of England, the U.K. government announced on Wednesday.

Construction is set to commence after DONG Energy's board of directors confirmed a "positive final investment decision" for the Hornsea One offshore wind farm.

The U.K.'s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) said that the wind farm will have a capacity of 1.2 gigawatts and be able to power more than one million homes.

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Denmark: Anholt windpark produces first power

Dong Energy has produced first power from the under-construction 400MW Anholt wind farm off Denmark.

The company said today that the intial Siemens 3.6MW turbine (pictured) had exported electricity just three weeks after installation on 3 September.

"We are keeping to schedule and now delivering the first green power to Danes. This effective project management is one of the reasons that we are leading the market in offshore wind," said senior vice president Christina Grumstrup Sorensen.  "Wind power is at the very core of Dong Energy’s strategy and I am delighted that by achieving first power today we are providing a sound contribution towards maintaining Denmark’s leadership position in offshore wind,” she added.

The 111-turbine Anholt is due to be fully online next year. It is located off the northeast coast of Jutland in the Kattegat.

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