A £ billion offshore wind farm covering 72 sq km of the English Channel. Each turbine has a max output of MW. These will last about 25 years.


The nearest turbine is 13 km from shore. The platform on pictured left is the 33/150 kV AC substation. Construction was completed in 2018. It has a peak capacity of 400 MW. At £3250 per kW of installed capacity its expensive. In 25 years we need another less expensive technology


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Location: English Channel looking across Shoreham Harbour.
Photo credit: © John Woodhouse / Alamy / Afripics
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