wiredInUSA January 2019

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E.ON has formally opened the Rampion wind farm, located 13km off the UK’s Sussex coast. Three years of construction officially came to an end on 30 th November 2018 at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm, the first wind farm off the UK’s south coast. Offshore work began in autumn 2015 to prepare the seabed for the turbine foundations, the first of which was installed in early 2016, with all completed by November the same year. Turbine installation began in March last year and was completed, ahead of schedule, in September.

A visitor center is expected to be opened in Brighton by summer 2019, where interactive displays will provide information on the 400MW project, climate change and offshore wind energy. “We continue to see the UK as an attractive market for the expansion of offshore wind. The government’s support for this technology and an intelligent funding system are also exemplary for other countries in Europe,” said Sven Utermöhlen, COO of E.ON Climate and Renewables. Rampion, whichwill beproducingelectricity for thenext 25 years, is a joint project of E.ON, Canadian energy company Enbridge, and the Green Investment Rampion Ltd consortium.

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wiredInUSA - January 2019