American manufacturing company General Electric (GE) will supply new wind turbines for a 1.2 gigawatt portion of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the worlds largest offshore wind farm that will help make renewable energy options accessible.

Located in the northeast coast of the U.K., the Dogger Bank Wind Farm is a joint venture between companies SSE Renewables and Equinor, and is expected to be finished by 2026. GE will install their turbines in 2025.

The turbine model GE will be supplying to Dogger Bank will be the Haliade-X, and the order will consist of a total of 190 units.

Worlds largest offshore wind farm to use giant 14MW turbines! Equinors & SSEs Dogger Bank is worlds largest offshore wind farm! Its being built in three phases off Englands northeast coast! #windpower #RenewableEnergy #Sustainabilityhttps://t.co/URu6Qw9utC

Dogger Bank C will use a 14 MW version of the Haliade-X, the most powerful offshore wind turbine in operation today, John Lavelle, the President & CEO of Offshore Wind at GEs Renewable Energy branch, said in a press release. In doing so, this unique project will both continue to build on the UK's leadership in offshore wind and serve as a showcase for innovative technology that is helping to provide more clean, renewable energy.

GEs Haliade-X reports a capacity factor or the ratio of actual energy produced over the maximum possible output of 60 to 64 percent, a reported five to seven points above the industry standard.

Using power from a single turbine can save roughly 52,000 metric tons of carbon emissions, the equivalent of emissions generated by 11,000 vehicles annually.

The Dogger Bank will be capable of powering up to6 million homes by the time of completion.

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