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Inspired by the @10Things_ToKnow about #offshorewind, here are some of mine:
1) it took the UK 11 years to build its first 2GW & 18months to build its last 2
2) Dogger Bank, a proposed project in the North Sea, was once a terrestrial setting during lower sea-level
1) it took the UK 11 years to build its first 2GW & 18months to build its last 2
2) Dogger Bank, a proposed project in the North Sea, was once a terrestrial setting during lower sea-level
3) 41 bombs & explosives were found on Race Bank project, some detonated!
4) Most turbines have an energy payback of less than 6 months and a CO2 payback of 6 months
5) Turbine foundations can be concrete made, increasing local content opportunities
4) Most turbines have an energy payback of less than 6 months and a CO2 payback of 6 months
5) Turbine foundations can be concrete made, increasing local content opportunities
6) The deepest non-floating turbine is at 56m at Beatrice
7) The largest offshore turbine is 12MW, that's x6 bigger than at Arklow Bank deployed only 15 years ago.
7) The largest offshore turbine is 12MW, that's x6 bigger than at Arklow Bank deployed only 15 years ago.
