Climate Changed
Wind Farm Double Size of Manhattan Unveiled in Irish Sea
- 659-megawatt Walney Extension sits off English northwest coast
- MHI Vestas, Siemens Gamesa provided farm’s 87 turbines
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Orsted A/S unveiled the world’s largest offshore wind farm, an 87-turbine complex in the Irish Sea covering an area more than double the size of Manhattan.
The Walney Extension off the coast of northwest England has a generating capacity of 659 megawatts and is capable of powering 590,000 homes, according to Danish company Orsted, the world’s biggest developer of offshore wind farms.