Although final commissioning work will continue during the summer, the powering up of the final 3.6MW Siemens turbine means the end is in sight for Denmark’s largest offshore wind project so far.

Turbine installation ended in May after a schedule that aimed to set new benchmarks for how quickly an offshore wind farm could be built.

Flemming Thomsen, project director at Dong Energy, said: “When we tendered for the contract in 2010, we were fully aware that the task of installing the 111 turbines in the course of two winters and one summer was going to be a tough challenge.

“But