Walney 2 Connects to National Grid (UK)

The onshore substation and the export cable are now energised and connected to the national grid.

The Stanah 132kV onshore substation near Blackpool was energised on 22 August, and the export cable and the offshore transformer were energised on 29 August.

 Upon completion, Walney 1 + 2 will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm

Having installed 49 out of the 51 wind turbines, Walney 2 is already well under way. When the wind farm enters into production in late 2011, it will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm.

With a total capacity of 367MW, Walney Offshore Windfarms will snap the title as the world’s largest offshore wind farm from the 300MW Thannet. However, the title will be lost very quickly as the 500MW Greater Gabbard and 630MW London Array are both expected to be completed in 2012.

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Source: dongenergy, September 20, 2011