Thanet is a 300MW offshore wind power project. The project is located in North Sea, England, the UK. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 2008 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in September 2010. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is developed and owned by Vattenfall. The company has a stake of 100%.
The wind turbines in the project are installed on fixed foundations. An array of monopile foundations feature in the project.
The project generates 960,000MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 200,000 households.
The turbines installed on the project are using Tubular Steel towers.
Development status
The project is currently active. The project construction commenced in 2008 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in September 2010.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Shell under a power purchase agreement for a period of 5 years. The contracted capacity is 100MW.
Contractors involved
Vestas Wind Systems was selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the wind power project.
Vestas Wind Systems was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 100 units of V90-3.0 MW turbines, each with 3MW nameplate capacity.
ALL NRG and Vestas Wind Systems were contracted to render operations & maintenance services for the project.
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About Vattenfall
Vattenfall AB (Vattenfall) is a state-owned energy company that generates, distributes, and sells electricity and heat. The company also conducts gas and energy trading sales. Vattenfall generates power through various sources of energy including wind, nuclear, hydro, natural gas, solar, coal, biomass, and waste, and produces and distributes district heating and supplies to households and industries in metropolitan areas. In addition, the company provides energy services such as battery storage, network services, charging solutions for electric vehicles, heat pumps, solar panels, and smart meters. It serves households, businesses, electricity and gas customers. The company has a presence in Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK among others. Vattenfall is headquartered in Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.
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