全球最大的海上风力发电场开工建设

中国石化新闻网讯 据能源新闻1月17日消息称，北海一个大型海上风电场的建设工作正在进行中。

能源公司SSE在周五的公告中表示，能源公司SSE表示，在英格兰约克郡东部的沿海村庄Ulrome附近，3.6吉瓦(GW)的Dogger Bank风力发电场项目的陆上工作已经开始。

Dogger Bank风电场——SSE称之为“世界上最大的海上风电场”——将由三个1.2吉瓦的海上站点组成：Creyke Beck A，Creyke Beck B和TeessideA。该项目是SSE可再生能源公司和挪威能源巨头Equinor公司的合资项目。

建筑工程由总部位于北威尔士的英国琼斯兄弟土木工程公司进行。

该项目将使用GE的 Haliade-X风力涡轮机，它有一个12兆瓦的发电机，高达260米。据SSE称，该项目将有能力为超过450万户家庭提供足够的可再生能源。

Dogger Bank风电场董事总经理Steve Wilson在一份声明中表示：“在任何项目中，奠基初始都是一个重要的里程碑，但对于世界上最大的海上风电场来说，这是一个已经酝酿了10多年的项目的重要时刻。”

英国是海上风电领域的主要参与者。它是一些项目的所在地，比如位于爱尔兰海的659兆瓦的沃尔尼扩建设施，该设施于2018年正式开放。

根据丹麦能源公司Orsted的数据，该项目的规模相当可观:它可以为超过59万户家庭供电，有87个涡轮机，占地面积约2万个足球场。

整个欧洲是重要的海上风电行业的所在地。根据行业机构WindEurope的数据，2018年有409个风力涡轮机接入电网。2018年海上涡轮机的平均规模为6.8兆瓦，比2017年增长了15%。

曹海斌 摘译自 能源新闻

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Work starts on world’s ‘largest offshore wind farm’ that could power 4.5 million homes

Construction work for a huge offshore wind farm in the North Sea is underway.

In an announcement Friday, energy firm SSE said that onshore work for the 3.6 gigawatt (GW) Dogger Bank Wind Farms project had begun near Ulrome, a coastal village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Dogger Bank Wind Farms – which SSE described as “the world’s largest offshore wind farm” – will be made up of three 1.2 GW offshore sites: Creyke Beck A, Creyke Beck B and Teesside A. The project is a joint venture between SSE Renewables and Norwegian energy major Equinor.

The construction work is being carried out by Jones Bros Civil Engineering U.K., a firm headquartered in North Wales.

The scheme is set to use GE’s Haliade-X wind turbine, which has a 12 megawatt generator and stands 260 meters tall. According to SSE, the project will have the capability to produce enough renewable energy for more than 4.5 million homes per year.

“Getting the first spade in the ground is a significant milestone on any project, but for what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm, this is a major moment for a project that has already been over a decade in the making,” Steve Wilson, who is managing director of Dogger Bank Wind Farms, said in a statement.

The U.K. is a major player in the offshore wind sector. It is home to projects such as the 659 megawatt Walney Extension facility, in the Irish Sea, which was officially opened in 2018.

The scale of that project is considerable: it is capable of powering more than 590,000 homes, has 87 turbines and covers an area of around 20,000 soccer pitches, according to Danish energy company Orsted.

Europe as a whole is home to a significant offshore wind sector. According to industry body WindEurope, 409 wind turbines were connected to the grid in 2018. The average size of offshore turbines in 2018 was 6.8 MW, which represents a 15% rise compared to 2017.