TotalEnergies inaugurates a wind farm that recharges 16,200 Teslas per hour

The French energy company has inaugurated, in the North Sea, its largest offshore wind farm in the world with a total capacity of 1,075 MW.

The electric transition is currently very strong at TotalEnergies. The French energy company is leveraging its excellent financial results to make massive investments in decarbonization and in meeting the growing demand for “mobile” electricity. That is, electricity to be stored in car batteries, which are in motion.

This will involve two main points:

• The installation of electric charging stations at its current service stations
• The production of increased green and renewable energy

Regarding the first point, TotalEnergies announced that by 2025, it will set up 500 charging sites in France: 200 stations along the national road network and 300 in cities and transit zones. In the Greater Paris area, TotalEnergies is even opening 100% electric stations, with the second opening in Courbevoie on October 3.

The second point is even more impressive, with investments amounting to billions of euros. Thus, the energy company connected its largest offshore wind farm in its history on October 17, 2023. Located in Scotland, in the open North Sea, 27 km off the coast, with foundations 60 meters below sea level, this farm is designed to produce 1075 Megawatts (MW)… or 1,075,000 kW.

By distinguishing between power (measured in watts) and energy (measured in watt-hours), this wind farm would produce 1075 MWh at full capacity for one hour.

1,075,000 kWh / 20 kWh (average consumption of a Tesla Model Y to travel 100 km) = 53,750 trips of 100 km

If this energy is converted into the capacity of a Tesla Model Y battery, approximately 66 kWh, it means that this wind farm can recharge 16,287 cars per hour! It is important to remember that this calculation is based on the maximum capacity of the wind farm. In reality, wind energy is intermittent, meaning it does not produce at maximum capacity constantly.

TotalEnergies specifies that this wind farm will be able to supply electricity annually to 1.6 million households, which is two-thirds of all homes in Scotland! The savings would be around 2 million tons of CO2 annually. These are announcements that are very uplifting!

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