Aberdeen offshore wind farm in numbers

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Here are some key numbers related to Scotland’s largest offshore wind test and demonstration facility:

£300 million – Vattenfall investment in the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC).

1.5 miles – Location of the EOWDC from Aberdeen shore.

191 metres – Height of the 11 turbines.

The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre as seen from the Aberdeen shore
The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre as seen from the Aberdeen shore

80 metres – Length of the turbine blades.

164 metres – Size of the turbine rotor.

1,800 – Weight in tonnes of each of the turbine’s foundations.

312 GWh – The centre’s annual energy production.

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