Siemens Gamesa bags contract to supply giant turbines to UK wind farm

Cecilia Keating
clock • 3 min read

Sofia offshore wind farm off UK coast in North Sea is set to have 100 262-metre tall turbines after developer Innogy signed a deal with turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa.

A wind farm planned in UK waters in the central North Sea is set to be the first in Europe to boast a new generation of king-sized turbines produced by Siemens Gamesa. Developer Innogy confirmed yesterday...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

Cecilia Keating
Author spotlight

Cecilia Keating

View profile
More from Cecilia Keating

We need the transition to a low-carbon economy to reverse historic injustices

Why the Women in Green Business Awards is more important than ever

More on Wind

GWEC: Global offshore wind capacity to quadruple in the next decade
Wind

GWEC: Global offshore wind capacity to quadruple in the next decade

Annual offshore wind installations expected to surpass 50GW a year in the next decade, as global capacity set to reach 420GW by 2035, industry estimates claim

Stuart Stone
Stuart Stone
clock 10 June 2026 • 4 min read
ABP secures £300m backing for major UK port upgrade programme
Wind

ABP secures £300m backing for major UK port upgrade programme

Package includes £200m loan from the National Wealth Fund for a range of projects to support growing demand from offshore wind, nuclear power, technology, and defence sectors

Michael Holder
Michael Holder
clock 03 June 2026 • 2 min read
Burger King inks deal to source power from Dorset onshore wind farm
Wind

Burger King inks deal to source power from Dorset onshore wind farm

Deal arranged by Evolve Energy will see restaurant chain supplied with clean energy from 8MW Alaska Wind Farm in Dorset

Amber Rolt
clock 29 May 2026 • 1 min read