The final blade of the eighty-eighth and last wind turbine at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm was bolted into place this week marking one of the few remaining milestones in the construction of this 317MW project in the Greater Wash the coast of North Norfolk.
With 88 turbines in place and 46 turbines now connected and able to deliver electricity to the national grid, the wind farm is on track to be fully operational this year. The wind farm has been generating electricity since August last year when the first turbine began producing power.
Scira General Manager, Einar Strømsvåg said the remaining turbines are in various stages of mechanical and electrical completion, commissioning or testing before they can start generation.
Commissioning involves systematically assessing each part of the wind turbine and the electrical infrastructure, manual inspection and certification, then longer trial runs before being signed over to the operations team.
“Thorough and precise testing at this stage is vital to ensure the delivery of a quality wind farm that can be efficiently maintained,” he said.
Work will also continue on the cable burial prior to full hand over to operator, Scira Offshore Energy. International energy leaders Norwegian Statoil and Statkraft own the wind farm through joint venture company Scira, while Statoil has been the project manager throughout construction.
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