RenewableUK has highlighted the cutting-edge technology being used in the Vattenfall European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre project in Aberdeen Bay. Notes: 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. In a recent report on offshore wind development, RenewableUK’s chief executive officer Mark Lynas said: “Scotland will be at the forefront of this exciting new technology, with its unique location providing an ideal
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. In a recent report on offshore wind development, RenewableUK’s chief executive officer Mark Lynas said: “Scotland will be at the forefront of this exciting new technology, with its unique location providing an ideal