6 September 2018 – Ørsted’s Walney Extension, located in the Irish Sea, becomes the world’s largest operational offshore wind farm with 659 MW in total.
Hywind Scotland: The world’s first floating wind farm is commissioned
18 October 2017 – Hywind Scotland: The world’s first floating wind farm is commissioned. 5 turbines of 6 MW each are connected to test floating technology in a park layout.
Currently the longest wind turbine blade is 88.
Currently the longest wind turbine blade is 88.4 metres, produced for an 8 MW offshore turbine. Photo: LM Wind Power, 2017
Agios Georgios island
Agios Georgios island, Greece has the only onshore wind farm with offshore characteristics: submarine cables connect it to Athens’ electrical grid. Photo Marios Zangas, 2016
Principle Power’s WindFloat Prototype, Portugal, 2011
Principle Power’s WindFloat Prototype, Portugal, 2011
Statoil’s Hywind floating turbine, Norway, 2009
Statoil’s Hywind floating turbine, Norway, 2009
The world’s largest wind turbine to date, the 7 MW Enercon E-126, is installed in Emden, Germany, 2007
The world’s largest wind turbine to date, the 7 MW Enercon E-126, is installed in Emden, Germany, 2007
Installation of a 3.75 MW Siemens turbine, 2005
Installation of a 3.75 MW Siemens turbine, 2005
Middelgrunden wind farm
Middelgrunden wind farm
Built in 1991, Vindeby in Denmark was the world’s first offshore wind farm
Built in 1991, Vindeby in Denmark was the world’s first offshore wind farm
