RenewableUK has highlighted the cutting - edge technology being used in the Vattenfall European Offshore Wind Energy Centre project in Aberdeen Bay . The 11-turbine project includes two 8.8 MW , 18 metre turbines , the most powerful of their kind in the world , while innovative suction bucket jacket foundation technology is being deployed commercially for the first time in UK waters . It pumps water through upside - down steel pipes , sunk into the seabed to secure the turbines , and reduces construction costs . Plus , the wind farm uses 66 kV AC , twice the usual capacity , to lower costs .
RenewableUK has highlighted the cutting-edge technology being used in the Vattenfall European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre project in Aberdeen Bay. The 11-turbine site includes two 8.8 MW, 191 metre turbines, the most powerful of their kind in the world, while innovative suction bucket jacket foundation technology is being deployed commercially for the first time in UK waters. It pumps water through upside-down steel buckets, sunk into the seabed to secure the turbines, and reduces construction times. Plus, the wind farm uses 66 kV cables, twice the usual capacity, to lower costs.