The project will feature the 'most advanced offshore wind turbine technology available': The first sections of high voltage export cable, set to transport the power generated by RWE’s 1.4GW Sofia project back to the UK grid, are now being laid. Located off the North East coast, specialist vessel Leonardo da Vinci marks the significant milestone for the £3 billion project, sailing from Middlesbrough. When completed in 2026, the 100 Siemens Gamesa 14MW turbines will be operated and maintained from Grimsby’s Royal Dock, where a major extension of an initial base has recently begun.