Scotland's largest offshore wind farm becomes fully operational
The record-breaking, 114 turbine Seagreen project has been fully commissioned, delivering power for around 1.6 million homes a year
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The record-breaking, 114 turbine Seagreen project has been fully commissioned, delivering power for around 1.6 million homes a year
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SSE Renewables and its partner TotalEnergies have announced all 114 Vestas V164-10.0 MW turbines at the 1.1GW Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Scotland are now fully operational and are generating energy. Seagreen is situated 27km off
A SECOND substation to bring offshore energy into the National Grid is set to be given the go-ahead at the former Cockenzie Power Station site.
A BID to build a second substation at Cockenzie, to bring energy onshore from a wind farm, has been lodged with East Lothian Council. The latest planning application, from Seagreen Wind Energy, shows a substation built on top of a former gasholder site stretching across paths which the firm admits may have to be diverted. Seagreen sparked local concern when its initial consultation appeared to put the entire Greenhills in its proposed site. However, the plans now lodged with the council show the substation across the road from the former Cockenzie Power Station’s main footprint on a...