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West of Duddon Sands wind farm off Cumbria with 389 MW is operational

· Energy / offshore wind

Location
Irish Sea off Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria (England) · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Project
West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm
Investment
approx. GBP 1.6 billion
Status
Operational

The offshore wind farm is located in the Irish Sea about 14 km southwest of Walney Island off the coast of Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria, England). It comprises 108 Siemens Gamesa SWT-3.6-120 turbines (3.6 MW each) for a total capacity of 389 MW, jointly developed and operated by ScottishPower Renewables and Ørsted (formerly DONG Energy). Grid connection began in January 2014 and the farm was officially inaugurated in October 2014; total investment is cited at around GBP 1.6 billion.

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