Walney Extension offshore wind farm is located approx. 19km west of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, off the North-West coast of England.
About the project
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Situated next to the existing Walney and West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farms, Walney Extension is made up of 87 turbines and has a total capacity of 659 MW, enough to power almost 600,000 homes in the UK. The project is a shared-ownership project between Ørsted and our partners PFA (25%) and PKA (25%).
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The 87 turbines are split between two leading manufacturers, 40 x MHI-Vestas 8.25 MW turbines and 47 x Siemens Gamesa 7 MW turbines.
Project timeline
2018
2017
2015
2014
2011-2013
2010