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First Turbine Installed at East Anglia Three With UK‑Record 115‑Metre Blades

The milestone begins the main installation phase that will ramp up with a second vessel later this month.

Overview

  • The 1.4 GW project, which installed its first turbine on Tuesday, sits 69 km off the Suffolk coast and will use 95 Siemens Gamesa machines.
  • Each turbine carries 115 m blades made at Siemens Gamesa’s Hull plant, which employs more than 1,400 people and trains apprentices.
  • The 14 MW turbines stand about 262 m tall with a 236 m rotor, and the site is expected to generate power for roughly 1.3 million homes.
  • Cadeler’s Wind Osprey is installing the turbines, with the new Wind Pace due to join later in April to keep a steady work rate on its first European job.
  • Offshore construction began in April 2025 with foundations, and the developers expect turbine installation to finish in the third or fourth quarter of 2026.