Norwegian Equinor's Arkona offshore wind farm in the German part of the Baltic Sea supplied the first electricity into the German electricity grid, Equinor said on Monday.
The company said that the 385 megawatt project, operated by E.ON in partnership with Equinor can when completed, delivers power to approximately 400.000 German households.
'After the first of 60 turbines now being online, further wind turbines will be launched into operation,' the company noted.
'Arkona is Equinor’s fourth wind farm coming online in Europe since 2012 and supplements the delivery of energy to Germany. It is yet another important contribution to Equinor’s ambitious strategy, where the company is developing from a focused oil and gas company to a broad energy major, building on our extensive offshore experience and more than 40 years as one of the largest energy providers in Europe,' said Equinor’s head of new energy development and chairman of the Arkona steering committee, Pal Coldevin.
The Arkona project is located 35 kilometers northeast of the island of Rugen, Germany.
The wind farm will have an output of 385 megawatts and supply around 400,000 households with renewable energy, with an investment of 1.2 billion euros. Arkona saves up to 1.2 million tons of carbon emissions annually compared to conventionally generated electricity.
By Murat Temizer
Anadolu Agency
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