He Sofia offshore wind farmdeveloped by RWE (United Kingdom), will be equipped with a wind turbine model SG 14-222 DD and will have a capacity of 1.4 GW
Recycling blades will be installed in 44 of the 100 wind turbines that make up the project
The blades for the Sofia project will be manufactured at the Hull factory in the United Kingdom
RecyclableBlade technology from Siemens Gamesa has been selected by RWE for 44 of the SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbine models.
This will be the first time Siemens Gamesa has applied its recycling technology to a propeller this large, with a length of 108 meters.
Siemens Gamesa wind turbine blades are made of a material bonded with resin, obtaining a lightweight and highly resistant structure.
RecyclableBlade technology allows blade materials to be effectively separated at end-of-life and reused in new applications after separation.
The blades will be produced at the Hull (UK) plant, where the first recycled blades for the Kaskasi offshore wind project were also produced.
Sofia wind farm
Sofia is located 195 km off the north east coast of Great Britain.
It will occupy an area of 593 km2.
It will be equipped with a model 100 SG 14-222 DD wind turbine.
Once operational, it will supply power to more than 1.2 million UK homes.
Background
Siemens Gamesa installed its first recycled bar at the German Kaskasi project, also developed by RWE, in the summer of 2022.
The Kaskasi wind turbine, model SG 8.0-167 DD, has blades 81 meters long.
Sofia’s blade will be 27 meters longer than Kaskasi’s blade.
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