http://www.newenergyworldnetwork.com/renewable-energy-news/by-technology/wind/dong-energy-sends-clean-energy-from-walney-wind-farm-to-uk-grid.html

Danish utility has Dong Energy has started to sending electricity to the UK’s national grid from the Walney 1 Offshore Wind farm, off the coast of Cumbria.

The project is not yet at full capacity and will eventually comprise 51 turbines but the development marks a milestone in the £1bn project.
Together, Walney 1 and 2 will generate 367.2MW of power from the farms, located about 15km from the coast.
The development takes place in the same week that Dong announced its intention to issue new callable subordinated capital securities.
‘Dong Energy is very pleased with the positive reception investors have shown to this transaction. The hybrid issue further strengthens our already solid capital structure” CarstenKrogsgaard Thomsen, CFO at Dong Energy said.
Construction of the wind farm began in March 2010 and all turbines have now been installed.
The second phase of the project – which will also comprise 51 turbines – is due to comment construction over the coming months and be operational by the end of 2011.
‘The UK has a very ambitious plan for expanding the production of renewable energy and a target of making green energy and reliability of supply go hand in hand, and we are pleased to be able to contribute to the expansion of renewable energy, Niels Bergh-Hansen, executive vice president of Dong Energy. ‘The first power from Walney 1 is a tangible result of our efforts to increase our production of renewable energy.’