Siemens will supply, install and commission 102 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 7MW and a rotor diameter of 154 meters, for the 714MW East Anglia ONE project. The customer is ScottishPower Renewables, a subsidiary of Iberdrola.
The East Anglia ONE offshore wind power plant is to be erected around 45 kilometers off the British east coast over an area of 300 square kilometers. The 102 Siemens direct-drive wind turbines of type SWT-7.0-154 will be installed on jacket foundations. The nacelles shall be manufactured in Cuxhaven, Germany. Siemens plans to produce the corresponding wind turbine blades for East Anglia ONE at its Hull facility. The port of Great Yarmouth will serve as pre-assembly harbor for the project. The first wind turbines are scheduled to be installed in the summer of 2019, with the start of commercial operation scheduled for 2020.
