BBC Report on Thanet offshore wind farm

BBC radio4 'Today' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/10319105.stm

The wind farm supplied power to the National Grid for the first time in May

A Swedish energy giant is gearing up to launch the world's biggest wind farm off the Kent coast.

Vattenfall is putting the last few turbines into place, but the project has been delayed by weeks because of high winds and rough seas.

The wind farm is expected to generate enough electricity for 240,000 homes.

With more than 90 of the planned 100 wind turbines installed, Thanet Wind Farm supplied power to the National Grid for the first time on 16 May.

The project, built by Swedish energy giant Vattenfall, is expected to be fully operational in the autumn.

Thanet wind farm produces first electricity

From 'Kent News online' : Electricity has begun flowing from the 300MW Thanet Offshore Wind Farm being built one kilometre off the isle coast.

Seventy-three of the 100 Vestas 3MW wind turbines have been installed so far at the site, which is being built by Swedish utility Vattenfall.

TOW will be the world’s biggest operating offshore wind farm when it is completed this year.

The project first produced power from turbine
number C08 on Sunday (May 16) in wind speeds of 10-13 metres per second.

Ole Bigum Nielsen, head of offshore projects at Vattenfall Wind Power, says the start of electricity generation marks a major milestone.

“Everyone has worked very hard and in spite of difficult winter weather we have kept to our schedule,” he said. 

For full report see http://www.kentnews.co.uk/kent-news/Thanet-wind-farm-produces-first-electricity-newsinkent36169.aspx?news=local