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30/10/2014

West Of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm Officially Opens

West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm has oficially been opened by the Secretary of State Edward Davey.

The wind farm is located 20km off the Barrow-in-Furness coastline in North West England. He was joined by ScottishPower and Iberdrola Chairman, Ignacio Galan, and DONG Energy Executive Vice President Wind Power, Samuel Leupold.

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With 108 wind turbines, West of Duddon Sands will be able to generate 389 MW of electricity, which is enough to power over a quarter of a million homes. It is among the largest offshore wind farms in the world.

The wind farm was a £1.6 billion joint venture by ScottishPower Renewables and DONG Energy. Over 1,000 people have been employed on the renewable energy project, which has also seen more than 200 km of undersea cables installed.

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