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Race Bank, a new offshore wind farm capable of powering over half a million UK homes, officially opened at a ceremony in Grimsby, on 12 June. Race Bank is capable of generating 573 MW of green electricity from its 91 Siemens Gamesa 6 MW wind turbines. Located off North Norfolk and operated from Ørsted’s East Coast Hub in Grimsby, this is UK’s largest offshore wind Operations and Maintenance (O&M) base.
Namely, Race Bank is owned by Ørsted (50%), Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 5 (25%), Sumitomo Corporation (12.5%) and funds advised by the Green Investment Group, Arjun Infrastructure Partners and Gravis Capital Management (12.5%).
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.
Quick facts Matthew Wright, Managing Director at Ørsted UK, said: Race Bank is a fantastic infrastructure project and underlines Ørsted’s contribution to the UK’s energy transition…Powering over half a million homes every year, Race Bank is another positive step towards delivering the UK’s decarbonised energy system of the future.