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Owned by Ørsted , Macquarie Group and Sumitomo Corporation , the opening ceremony for the 573MW Race Bank wind farm was held in Grimsby , UK . “ The wind farm is located off the North Norfolk coast and is operated from Ørsted ’ s East Coast Hub in Grimsby , the UK ’ s largest offshore wind Operations and Maintenance ( O & M ) base ,” states Ørsted . The farm uses 91 Siemens Gamesa 6MW turbines , with many of the blades being made in a nearby factory in Hull , Yorkshire . “ The project features a new way of carrying out offshore maintenance , using a state-of-the-art Service Operation Vessel ( SOV ) that remains offshore with technicians working shifts of 14 days on and 14 days off ,” Ørsted adds .

APRIL 2019