The turbine is the first of 35 Siemens 6MW machines that will be installed at the site off eastern England.

Westermost Rough is the first commercial deployment of the Siemens turbine, which will eventually be assembled in the UK at the German company’s new plant in Hull.

Duncan Clark, Westermost Rough programme director at Dong Energy said: "This is the first time we have installed the Siemens 6MW turbine with a 154-metre diameter rotor on a commercial scale following smaller demonstration projects, and it represents a step change in our ability to provide more energy output from fewer turbines."

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