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Project developer Vattenfall will inaugurate the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm today, the world’s largest offshore wind farm located off the UK’s east coastline.

With an investment close to €1bn, the 300MW wind farm has been described by Vattenfall as a, ‘springboard to the future’.
The wind park will boost the amount of energy generated from offshore wind in the UK by a third to 1,314MW, according to reports.
‘This is an expression not only of the rapid technological development in offshore wind power, but also of Vattenfall’s development strategy, where the U.K. is seen as one of the main future markets for offshore wind power,’ Vattenfall said.
Thanet lies in sight of Kentish flats, another offshore wind farm owned by Vattenfall and the two organisations have been merged into one.
When Vattenfall purchased the Thanet wind farm it had secured all necessary licenses but the owners were close to bankrupt.
The project was a key part of The Crown Estate’s Round Two licensing round and through it Vattenfall is now producing a quarter of the world’s offshore wind power.
Through the opening of Thanet wind power capacity in the UK has now jumped to 5GW, providing four per cent of the country’s total power consumption.
The 100 Vestas V90 wind turbines, located 12 km off Foreness Point, the most eastern part of Kent, provide sufficient power to supply more than 200,00 homes.