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LIFE EXTENSION OFFSHORE WIND © Adwo/AdobeStock arlier this year, trade body Wind Europe said it a topic that is being looked at. expects more than 20 GW of onshore wind farms In the UK, the frst commercial wind farm was North will be repowered in the next 10 years. But what Hoyle, commissioned off the North Wales coast in 2003. It of offshore wind? consists of 30, 2MW Vestas turbines on monopile founda-

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With the frst offshore wind farms starting to reach tions in about 12m water, about 8km from shore. Others their initial design life, and some already being decommis- soon followed, including Scroby Sands, commissioned in sioned (the world’s frst offshore wind farm, Vindeby, was 2004 and consisting of 30, V80 turbines totalling 60MW. commissioned in 1991 and decommissioned in 2017), it’s “When they were being designed, the standard design 20 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM