据OE网站3月2日，德国莱茵集团（RWE）周一表示，该公司在英国的Triton Knoll海上风力发电场首次发电。
该项目位于林肯郡海岸外32公里处，其涡轮机阵列覆盖145平方公里。其由RWE、J-Power和关西电力（Kansai Electric Power）共同拥有，RWE代表项目合作伙伴管理项目的建设、长期运营和维护工作。
在2021年1月安装了该项目的90台风力涡轮机中的第一台之后，该项目的输电系统（包括海上变电站平台，海上出口电缆，陆上电缆和陆上变电站）成功通电，首次实现了发电。
所有叶片、舱体和塔段都在Able Seaton港加工；Triton Knoll和Vestas建立了一个专门的Teesside涡轮机建设基地，并为海上风力项目的使用做好了准备。 DEME正在使用由Cadeler提供的自升船Wind Osprey号进行安装。
维斯塔斯（Vestas）全球海上和建设主管高级副总裁Flemming Ougaard表示，我们很高兴我们的V164-9.5兆瓦涡轮机现在正在TritonKnoll发电。该项目对维斯塔斯来说是一个重要的里程碑，因为我们正在英国海岸安装首批9.5兆瓦涡轮机，叶片由我们的怀特岛（Wight）和弗利岛（Fawley）工厂提供。预装也在Able Seaton港进行，这个项目真正地为英国提供能源，为英国家庭提供清洁的海上风能。
随着人们对气候变化影响的持续关注，对像Triton Knoll这样的国家重要海上风电项目的需求比以往任何时候都要大。Triton Knoll海上风电场最大装机发电量为857兆瓦。一旦全面运行，其将成为RWE全球队伍中最强大的，能够为超过80万英国家庭提供电力，并帮助英国能源基础设施脱碳。
郝芬 译自 OE
原文如下：
Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Generates First Power
RWE's Triton Knoll offshore wind farm in the UK has generated renewable electricity for the first time, the company said Monday.
The project is located over 32 kilometres off the Lincolnshire coast, with a turbine array that covers an area of 145 square kilometres. It is jointly owned by RWE, J-Power and Kansai Electric Power, with RWE managing the construction, long-term operation and maintenance works, on behalf of its project partners.
First electricity generation follows the installation of the first of the project’s 90 wind turbines in January 2021 and the successful energization of the project’s transmission system including the offshore substation platforms, offshore export cable, onshore cables, and the onshore substation.
All blades, nacelles and tower sections are being handled at Able Seaton Port; a specialist Teesside turbine construction base established and prepared for offshore wind project usage by Triton Knoll and Vestas. Installation is being carried out by DEME, using the jack-up vessel Wind Osprey, provided by Cadeler.
Flemming Ougaard, SVP, Head of Global Offshore & Construction at Vestas said: “We are delighted that our V164-9.5 MW turbines are now generating first power at Triton Knoll. This project is a key milestone for Vestas, as we are installing some of the first 9.5 MW turbines off the UK coast with blades supplied from our Isle of Wight and Fawley facilities. With pre-assembly taking place at Able Seaton Port as well, this project is truly delivering for the UK, and powering UK homes with clean, offshore wind energy.”
With continuing concern over the impact of climate change, the need for nationally significant offshore wind projects like Triton Knoll is greater than ever. Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm will have a maximum installed capacity of 857 megawatts. once fully operational it will be the most powerful in the RWE global fleet, capable of powering the equivalent of over 800,000 UK homes and helping decarbonize the UK’s energy infrastructure.
