Walney Extension
- Country: UK
- Setting: Offshore
- Capacity: 659 MW
- Year: 2018
Overview
Briefly the largest offshore wind farm on Earth in 2018, off Cumbria in the Irish Sea, notable for mixing 8.25 MW MHI Vestas and 7 MW Siemens turbines on one site. Part of the Walney complex totalling over 1 GW across three phases.
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