RWE has successfully completed all the major onshore electrical system construction works for Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm; this follows hot on the heels of the final Turbine in September. The works, which commenced in September 2018, involved laying 57km of 220kV underground cable from the project’s landfall location near Anderby Creek to the newly constructed Triton Knoll Onshore Substation near Bicker Fen. A further 1.8km of 400kV cabling was installed to allow connection into the UK national grid at the existing National Grid Bicker Fen Substation.The offshore wind farm generated its first electricity in February 2021 which marked a key milestone for the project partners as it delivered renewable electricity to homes and businesses for the first time. Following the successful completion of turbine installation, offshore commissioning works are ongoing and, once fully operational, Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm will generate enough green electricity to meet the needs of around 800,000 homes each year, helping to decarbonise the UK’s energy system.In delivering the onshore construction works, the project aimed to boost the local economy, including sourcing engineering, civils and reinstatement contracts from the UK.Siemens Energy was responsible for the construction of both the onshore and offshore substations and the installation of the 400kV cabling.Construction and engineering company J Murphy & Sons carried out the 57km onshore cable installation. The project is located over 32km off the Lincolnshire coast, with a turbine array that covers an area of 145km2.
RWE has successfully completed all the major onshore electrical system construction works for Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm; this follows hot on the heels of the final Turbine in September. The works, which commenced in September 2018, involved laying 57km of 220kV underground cable from the project’s landfall location near Anderby Creek to the newly constructed Triton Knoll Onshore Substation near Bicker Fen. A further 1.8km of 400kV cabling was installed to allow connection into the UK national grid at the existing National Grid Bicker Fen Substation.The offshore wind farm generated its first electricity in February 2021 which marked a key milestone for the project partners as it delivered renewable electricity to homes and businesses for the first time. Following the successful completion of turbine installation, offshore commissioning works are ongoing and, once fully operational, Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm will generate enough green electricity to meet the needs of around 800,000 homes each year, helping to decarbonise the UK’s energy system.In delivering the onshore construction works, the project aimed to boost the local economy, including sourcing engineering, civils and reinstatement contracts from the UK.Siemens Energy was responsible for the construction of both the onshore and offshore substations and the installation of the 400kV cabling.Construction and engineering company J Murphy & Sons carried out the 57km onshore cable installation. The project is located over 32km off the Lincolnshire coast, with a turbine array that covers an area of 145km2.
