energy.wikisort.org - Power_plantRobin Rigg Wind Farm, Scotland's first offshore wind farm, was constructed by E.ON at Robin Rigg in the Solway Firth, a sandbank midway between the Galloway and Cumbrian coasts. The windfarm first generated power for test purposes on 9 September 2009.[1] The wind farm was completed on 20 April 2010.
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Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm |
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Country | Scotland |
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Location | Solway Firth, midway between the Galloway and Cumbrian coasts |
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Coordinates | 54°45′N 3°43′W |
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Status | Operational |
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Commission date | April 2010 |
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Owner(s) | E.ON |
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Type | Offshore |
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Units operational | 58 X 3 MW |
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Make and model | Vestas: V90-3MW |
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Units decommissioned | 2 X 3 MW |
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Nameplate capacity | 174 MW |
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Commons | Related media on Commons |
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Description
60 Vestas V90-3MW wind turbines were installed, with an offshore electrical substation.[2] Prysmian provided two 132 kV export cables each 12.5 km long to connect the wind farm to the on-shore substation.[3] Two units were subsequently decommissioned in 2015 due to failures during installation.[4] The 174 MW development provides enough electricity for around 117,000 households.[5]
The windfarm employs around 40 people, most of whom are local to the area. It is operated from the Port of Workington. Local suppliers are used whenever possible, providing services including vessel management, fabrication, environmental monitoring, catering, industrial cleaning, inspection services and printing.
In the first year of commercial operation the wind farm was available to operate for over 98% of the time. Its levelised cost has been estimated at £135/MWh.[6]
In March 2011 Robin Rigg became the first offshore wind farm to enter the OFTO regime with the two offshore and onshore export cables and the onshore 132kV substation being bought by Transmission Capital and Amber Infrastructure.
Legal case
The wind farm was the subject of a legal case decided by the UK Supreme Court in 2017, which arose because certain of the foundation structures failed shortly after completion of the project. These had been designed and installed by Danish company MT Højgaard A/S under a contract awarded by E.ON.[7]
See also
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References
E.ON |
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- E.ON Energy Trading
- E.ON Gaz Romania
- E.ON IT
- E.ON UK
- PreussenElektra GmbH
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- Deutsche Offshore-Testfeld und Infrastruktur
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Predecessors |
- PreussenElektra
- VEBA
- VIAG
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- 2Owned by Deutsche Offshore-Testfeld und Infrastruktur
- 4Proposed
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- Nuclear power
- Renewable energy
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Companies & organisations | Current |
- Community Energy Scotland
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- European Marine Energy Centre
- FREDS
- National Grid
- Office for Nuclear Regulation
- SGN
- Scottish Government (Energy Directorate)
- Scottish Gas
- Scottish Power
- SSE
- John Wood Group
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- Aquamarine Power
- British Energy
- Pelamis Wave Power
- Scottish Hydro Electric
- Scottish Nuclear
- South of Scotland Electricity Board
- Wavegen
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- Peterhead
- Lerwick
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- Dundee Incinerator
- Greengairs
- Lerwick District Heating and Energy Recovery Plant
- Steven's Croft
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Deactivated stations | Coal |
- Barony (1980s)
- Braehead (1980s)
- Cockenzie (2013)
- Kincardine (1997)
- Longannet (2016)
- Methil (2000)
- Pinkston
- Portobello (1977)
- Yoker (1976)
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Nuclear |
- Chapelcross (2004)
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- Hunterston A (1990)
- Hunterston B (2022)
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Oil & gas |
- Inverkip (1988)
- Fife (2011)
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Other |
- Energy policy of Scotland
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Wind power in the United Kingdom |
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- Energy in the United Kingdom
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Companies |
- Ecotricity
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- Innogy
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- REG WindPower
- RWE
- Siemens Gamesa
- SSE Renewables
- Talisman Energy
- Vestas
- Scottish Power
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Offshore wind farms | Active | |
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Proposed |
- Dogger Bank
- East Anglia
- Hornsea
- Moray East
- Neart Na Gaoithe
- Seagreen
- Sofia Offshore Wind Farm
- Triton Knoll
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Cancelled | |
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Installation vessels |
- MPI Adventure
- MPI Resolution
- MPI Discovery
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На других языках
[de] Offshore-Windpark Robin Rigg
Robin Rigg ist ein von RWE Renewables betriebener Offshore-Windpark in der Irischen See. Er befindet sich auf einer Sandbank im Solway Firth, einem Meeresarm, der das englische County Cumbria von der schottischen Küste trennt.
- [en] Robin Rigg Wind Farm
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