OFFSHORE WIND FARMS

MW : 317

If you haven ’ t figured it out by now , the U . K . is a major world leader in offshore wind energy and Sheringham Shoal is one of the country ’ s most iconic projects . The turbines are huge — so big , a double-decker bus could drive through one . Ownership of the project is split 50-50 between Statoil and Statkraft . The estimated actual output of the project is around 125 MW , which is sufficient to power approximately 220,000 average UK homes , more than twice the equivalent electricity required to supply the whole of the North Norfolk coast .

Though it ’ s no larger the largest wind farm in the country , Sheringham Shoal is one of the most iconic in the U . K .

( Photo credit Harald Pettersen , Statoil )

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