A major wind farm project off the coast of Aberdeen has been completed, with the successful installation of the 11th (and final) turbine.

Construction of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) took place over a nine-week period from the beginning of April.

The 93.2MW development is due to produce more than 70% of Aberdeen’s domestic electricity demand and will displace 134,128 tonnes of CO₂ each year. It is scheduled to start producing power in the next few months.

The project was proposed by Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group in collaboration with consultancy group Vattenfall (www.vattenfall.com) and engineering firm Technip (www.technip.com).

Nine of the 11 turbines are 8.4MW models, while the other two are 8.8MW models — the most powerful in the world.

Adam Ezzamel, EOWDC project director at Vattenfall, said: “This is a magnificent project that involves industry-first technology and innovative approaches to its design and construction.

"As a flagship project for the North East, the EOWDC helps to underline the region’s status as Europe’s energy capital and reinforces Vattenfall’s vision to be fossil-free within one generation.”

With the turbines erected and the array cables installed, the project is now due to move on to the commissioning phase.

Connection work began early last year, with the laying of more than four miles of high-voltage underground cable between the sub-station in Dyce (just outside Aberdeen) and EOWDC’s onshore sub-station at Blackdog.