The wind farm in Scotland opposed by Donald Trump has generated power for the first time, BBC News reports.
Vattenfall's European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), made up of 11 turbines, exported to the national grid Sunday through subsea cabling. Experts estimate the EOWDC will meet the equivalent yearly demand of 79,209 homes in Aberdeen and, when fully up and running, displace 134,128 tons of carbon dioxide per year, according to CNBC.
In 2015, then-GOP presidential front-runner Trump clashed with Scotland's political leaders after Britain's supreme court threw out his bid to stop the offshore wind farm from being built near his multi-million dollar luxury Scottish golf course. Trump at the time said the $350 million scheme would spoil the view from his golf complex at Menie.
The Trump Organization said the court's decision was "extremely unfortunate" and the EOWDC would "completely destroy the bucolic Aberdeen Bay and cast a terrible shadow upon the future of tourism for the area."
Vatenfall's EOWDC project director said its priority now was to "fully commission the windfarm safely throughout the summer."
"We have overcome major engineering and technical challenges to achieve first power on the cutting edge. EOWDC thanks to the collective expertise of Vattenfall, and our contractors MHI Vestas, Boskalis and Murphy," Adam Ezzamel said in a statement.
Environmental groups welcomed the news.
"Offshore wind, which has halved in cost in recent years, is critical in the fight against climate change, helping to reduce emissions, keep the lights on and create thousands of jobs across the Scotland and the U.K.," said Gina Hanrahan, WWF Scotland's acting head of policy, in a statement, according to CNBC.
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