First power produced by Robin Rigg offshore wind farm

Energy company E.ON has announced that the first power had been produced by its Robin Rigg offshore wind farm in the Solway Firth.

The company has switched on the first turbine at the wind farm and it has been successfully generating power since yesterday.

Ian Johnson, Robin Rigg Project Manager, said: "This is fantastic news.

"There's still a long, long way to go but, with the weather looking good for the next few days, we'll be looking to start the commissioning process very soon and to get a lot more turbines turning.

"It should be quite a sight with all the boats out there and more and more turbines starting to turn."

The wind farm consists of 60 turbines and will eventually produce enough power for almost 120,000 homes and displace the emission of 235,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year.