Denmark’s Dong Energy has opened the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension wind farm in Liverpool Bay, northwest England – the world’s first project to use MHI Vestas’ giant 8MW turbine.

“Burbo Bank Extension showcases the rapid innovation in the offshore wind industry,” says Henrik Poulsen, Dong Energy chief executive. “Less than ten years ago at Burbo Bank, we were the first to install Siemens 3.6MW