In Depth: The UK's London Array races to stay on schedule

A lot is riding on the 630MW first phase of the London Array offshore wind farm. Not just the €2.2bn ($2.95bn) that is being invested by consortium partners E.ON, Dong Energy and Masdar, but also — to a large degree — the fortunes of the UK offshore sector as a whole.

As well as being the largest offshore project in the world, the Array has the highest profile, and will be what many guests see as they fly in across the Thames Estuary for the Olympic Games next summer.

Politicians and company officials have staked their careers on it, and public perceptions and future support for the offshore sector depend on its success. Big delays and cost overruns — such as those suffered at the Greater Gabbard project — a major accident, or large-scale turbine failure would be disastrous.

Green-lighted by the current consortium…

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