German energy company Innogy SE announced late last month that its mammoth 860 megawatt (MW) Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm had reached financial close, would be built using wind turbines supplied by MHI Vestas, and would supply 100% of the power generated to Ørsted through a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).
Germany energy company innogy has this week announced it has divested a 41% stake in the 860 megawatt (MW) Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Lincolnshire in the UK to two Japanese electric utilities, J-Power and Kansai Electric Power.
The UK’s latest competitive auction saw offshore wind prices tumble to record lows of as little as £57.50 per MWh, a 47% decrease on past offshore wind prices, and dipping well below the price guaranteed to the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant.
A total of eleven new electricity projects totaling more than 3 gigawatts were awarded contracts by the UK Government today in the country’s latest competitive auction for Contracts for Difference, including three offshore wind farms which included an impressive low strike price of only £57.50 per megawatt-hour.
Originally published on 1Sun4All. This infophoto shows the current information available on offshore wind in a graphic form, so we can easily see the big picture. It will be fun to update this in a year and look back at the progress that’s been made. It will also be wonderful to see … [continued]
The massive 1.2GW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm being developed by RWE continues to move forward. The wind farm, to be built off the coast of Lincolnshire, England (in the North Sea), is currently in the process of choosing where its grid connections will be, via public consultation. RWE has … [continued]
