the North West
Furness Peninsula BAE Systems Submarines in Barrow-in-Furness design, build, test and commission nuclear powered submarines. The design and build of a nuclear-powered submarine is one of the world’s most complex and technically demanding engineering challenges. Dreadnought is the British programme to replace the 4 Vanguard submarines which have provided continuous at sea deterrence since 1992 with 4 new submarines that will be built in Barrow-in- Furness.
• Barrow is Leading: Britain’s Energy Revolution Active power generation projects:
(i) The world’s largest operational offshore windfarm, Walney extension, became operationalon 6th September
2018.The 659-megawatt (MW) project, leapfrogs London Array to become the world’s largest operational wind farm.
Walney Extension’s 87 turbines are capable of generating enough green energy to power almost 600,000 UK homes.
Covering an area of 145km2 in the Irish Sea, the project becomes Ørsted’s 11th operational offshore wind farm in the UK.
The project has worked with key suppliers from across the UK, supporting the growth of offshore wind “clusters” around the country. The completion of Walney Extension brings Ørsted’s total capacity operating out of Barrow up to 1.5 gigawatts (GW), which is enough to power more than 1.2 million UK homes. Ørsted’s ongoing operations and maintenance activities will support more than 250 direct jobs in the region.
Matthew Wright, Ørsted’s UK managing director, said: “The UK is the global leader in offshore wind and Walney Extension showcases the industry’s incredible success story.
The project, completed on time and within budget, also marks another important step towards Ørsted’s vision of a world that runs entirely on green energy. We want to ensure that the local community becomes an integral part of the renewable energy revolution that’s happening along its coastline.”
Construction of Walney extension was co-ordinated from Ørsted’s West Coast Hub, at the Port of Barrow, which will now become home to the project’s operations and maintenance team.
The West Coast Hub also services three further Ørsted offshore wind farms (Barrow, Walney and West of Duddon Sands). As part of Ørsted’s commitment to the region, a £15million Walney extension community fund has been set up to support local projects and organisations. Each year, around £600,000 will be made available for the expected 25-year lifetime of the windfarm. To date, Ørsted has funded over 40 inspirational projects – totalling almost £1,000,000 in grants.
(ii) The Roosecote Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) started construction in 2017 and will be ready for grid export in winter 2018 and
(iii) The Fast-Response Gas Facility is in development, with a view to start construction in 2018.
Once complete, the facility will be capable of responding to fluctuations in demand in under a second, holding enough power to meet the needs of around 50,000 homes.
Mark Futyan, Merchant Power Director of Centrica’s Distributed Energy & Power business said: “This is a great opportunity for the region to be at the forefront of a new era for the energy industry as we bring in the very best in terms of state-of-the-art battery technology to help ensure stability of supply for local homes and businesses.”
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