4.3 billion dollars to generate up to 1075 MW of offshore wind power with a unique feature in the world.

The world is chasing and solving the gaps that years of political inertia have brought in the field of renewable energy.

It was convenient to buy oil, coal or gas to produce electricity but, today, for the issues we all know, this laxity has become a boomerang.

To remedy past flaws, rivers of money and fast and effective political solutions are needed as the design, financing and installation of wind or solar farms of large dimensions requires great will and determination in achieving the objectives.

In Scotland the Seagreen wind farm is nearing completion, located 27 km from the coast of Angus which, in 2023, will be able to deliver a power of 1075 MW relying on 114 turbines.

The peculiarity of this wind farm with a fixed bottom is that the deepest in the world, since its bases are positioned 59 meters below the level of the water.

The structure costing 4.3 billion dollars is the result of the collaboration between TotalEnergy and SSE Renewables, in fact, TotalEnergies has entered into an agreement with SSE Renewables to acquire a 51% stake in the Seagreen project in June 2020.

"We are delighted to announce the start of power generation from Seagreen, our first offshore wind phase in the UK's North Sea," said Vincent Stoquart, TotalEnergies Senior Vice President Renewables.

“This marks a new step in developing the capacity of TotalEnergies' offshore operations. This milestone will directly contribute to our goal of reaching 35 GW of renewable electricity capacity worldwide by 2025”.

Automatic translation. We apologize for any inaccuracies. Original article in Italian.

Info: TotalEnergy