Offshore Wind Farms Awarded to Germany Firms

Posted on 09. Jan, 2010 by Editor in Germany, World

North Sea Wind Farm - What Future Dogger Bank Project Will Look Like | Photo: DPA

A series of wind farms has been slated, by the British government, to be built over the next 10 years. The contracts worth over 100 Billion Euro, has been awarded to Germany companies for the North Sea project. The announcement by the British government on Friday said that the electricity produced by this offshore wind project would produce a quarter of their energy needs.

Nine Gigawatts of electricity is expected to be produced in what is being called the “Dogger Bank” wind farm.The wind farm itself will cover an area of 8,600 square kilometers of the North Sea which is equal to approximately equal to 5343 square miles.

The North Sea wind project is not expected to be complete until 2020.