The Anonymous Widower

All Recyclable Blades Installed At RWE’s 1.4 GW UK Offshore Wind Farm

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

This is the sub-heading.

All 150 recyclable blades have been installed at the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm, with more than half of the wind turbines now in place at the UK construction site.

These three paragraphs add more details.

All 150 recyclable blades are now installed, with each turbine utilising 50 sets of three blades, marking the UK’s first large-scale use of this technology at an offshore wind farm, RWE, the developer, said.

The recyclable rotor blades used at Sofia are manufactured by Siemens Gamesa at its Hull factory and use a unique resin that enables easy separation of component materials at the end of each blade’s operational life cycle.

In addition, 62 out of 100 Siemens Gamesa 14 MW turbines have now been installed at the site located 195 kilometres off the UK’s east coast. Each turbine features 108-metre blades and a 222-metre rotor diameter. Cadeler is responsible for the installation of the wind turbines.

Note.

1. The Sofia wind farm has a hundred turbines, each with the customary three blades.
2. Currently the 13 MW Siemens Gamesa turbines in Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B are the largest turbines in British waters.
3. Sofia’s at 14 MW will be larger.
4. But 15 MW monsters are on their way, with RWE’s Norfolk zone appearing to favour 15 MW Vesta turbines.

At the present time, turbine size seems to be creeping up. I would expect this to happen, as turbines become more affordable.

November 10, 2025 - Posted by AnonW | Energy, Environment | Dogger Bank Wind Farms, Norfolk Wind Farms, Offshore Wind Power, Recycling, Sofia Wind Farm, Wind Power