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Site Investigations Underway At RWE’s Three Norfolk Offshore Wind Project Sites

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on offshoreWIND.biz.

This is the sub-heading.

RWE has kicked off geophysical and geotechnical site investigations at the Norfolk Boreas, Norfolk Vanguard East, and Norfolk Vanguard West offshore wind project sites in the UK, rights to which the German company acquired from Vattenfall earlier this year.

All three projects in RWE’s 4.14 GW wind farm off the Norfolk coast, at last seem to be making progress.

According to the Wikipedia entry for the List Of Offshore Wind Farms In The United Kingdom, this is the last status.

Norfolk Boreas

Owner: RWE

Turbines: Vestas

Status: Contract for Difference – Round 4

Commissioning Date: 2027

Norfolk Vanguard East

Owner: RWE

Turbines: Vestas

Status: Early Planning

Commissioning Date: Before 2030

Norfolk Vanguard West

Owner: RWE

Turbines: Vestas V236-15.0 MW

Status: Early Planning

Commissioning Date: Before 2030

Note.

  1. All three Norfolk wind arms, will be using Vestas turbines.
  2. The data for Norfolk Vanguard West shows that Vestas V236-15.0 MW turbines will be used.
  3. In SeAH To Deliver Monopiles For Vattenfall’s 2.8 GW Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Project, I discussed the monopiles for the Norfolk wind farms. Will these be standardised across the Norfolk wind farms?
  4. In RWE Orders 15 MW Nordseecluster Offshore Wind Turbines At Vestas, I speculated that RWE had standardised on these large turbines for their North Sea wind farms, which would surely be a sensible action to take.

Using the same large turbines and monopiles for a number of wind farms, will surely give advantages in manufacture, installation, operation and and servicing for RWE, SeAH Wind and Vestas.

The finances should also be more beneficial.

These are my thoughts.

Will The Norfolk Wind Farms Produce Hydrogen For Germany?

Consider.

  • As Hornsea 4 wind farm makes landfall in Norfolk, Norfolk should have enough renewable electricity.
  • The Norfolk Nimbies will object to more electricity transmission lines across Norfolk.
  • H2ercules, which is the large German hydrogen network will need lots of green hydrogen.
  • Wilhelmshaven, which will be the main hydrogen feed point for H2ercules, is just across the North Sea at Wilhelmshaven.
  • There are no Houthis roaming the North Sea.
  • Hydrogen could be transported from the Norfolk wind farms to Wilhelmshaven by pipeline or coastal tanker.
  • German companies are building the Norfolk wind farms.

I believe that there is a good chance, that the Norfolk wind farms will produce hydrogen for Germany.

This will have the following benefits.

  • Germany will get the hydrogen it needs.
  • The hydrogen link will improve energy security in Europe.
  • The UK government will receive a nice cash flow.

The only losers will be the dictators, who supply Europe with energy.

 

 

July 4, 2024 Posted by | Energy | , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment