Norwegian energy companies team up to build brand spankin’ new British offshore wind farm

 
The Norwegian energy companies Statoil and Statkraft are set to build an offshore wind farm in Britain that could power 410,000 houses from its 67 turbines. Construction of the £1.5 billion project — dubbed Dudgeon — will begin in 2016 with the completion of onshore cables and an onshore substation. 

“Dudgeon represents a strong partnership with broad experience and expertise within the energy sector and offshore wind,” says Statoil’s senior vice president for the renewable energy cluster, Siri Espedal Kindem. The combination of Statoil’s offshore competence with Statkraft’s experience with large renewable energy projects is forecasted to create value for owners, suppliers, as well as the UK’s offshore industry.
 
“As the best place in the world to invest in offshore wind, the UK is attracting millions of pounds of investment, supporting hundreds of local green jobs and strengthening its energy supply with home-grown sources. We have already attracted £34 billion of private sector investment in renewable electricity since 2010, with the potential to create almost 37,000 jobs in the UK,” says UK energy minister Michael Fallon.

The wind turbines are to be placed 20 miles (32 kilometers) north from the shoreline of the town of Cromer in Norfolk. They will produce a total capacity of 402 megawatts. Operation is set to begin in 2017.

via Statoil and Statkraft