TotalEnergies and partner SSE Renewables say the 1,075 MW Seagreen offshore wind farm, located in the North Sea off the Scottish coast, is now fully operational.
Seagreen is TotalEnergies’ biggest operational offshore wind farm worldwide and the world’s deepest fixed-bottom wind farm, with its foundation reaching nearly 200 feet below sea level.
The project, which began construction in June 2020, represents an investment of about $4 billion. The development and construction were led by SSE, which will now operate the offshore wind farm for its expected 25-year lifetime.
Seagreen has the capacity to generate around 5 TWh annually. TotalEnergies will commercialize its share of production through a mix of a long-term contract at a guaranteed price – including a 15-year contract for difference awarded by the U.K. government and a 15-year private contract for difference with the SSE Group – and short-term sales on the wholesale market.
“Our participation in the project alongside SSE has enabled us to strengthen our offshore wind expertise, which will be extremely useful for our future projects in the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany,” says Patrick Pouyanné, chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies.
