Blyth Harbour Wind Farm is a coastal wind farm located in East Bedlington along the East Pier of the Port of Blyth. Commissioned in January 1993 it consists of nine 0.3 MW WindMaster turbines giving a total capacity of 2.7 MW. It was developed by AMEC Wind and is owned by Hainsford Developments (Blyth Harbour) Limited.[1]
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| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Location | East Bedlington at the Port of Blyth, Northumberland |
| Coordinates | 55°07′20″N 1°29′25″W / 55.1222°N 1.49027°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | January 1993 |
| Owner | Hainsford Developments (Blyth Harbour) Limited |
| Site elevation | 5 ft |
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| Units operational | 9 × 0.3 MW |
| Make and model | WindMaster |
| Nameplate capacity | 2.7 MW |
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Repowering
editIn January 2008 consent was granted to replace the existing nine turbines with seven new ones. Six of these would generate 2.5 MW each, and a seventh larger one would produce 7.58 MW (if it is an Enercon E-126)and be the largest land-based turbine in Europe at 163 m (535 ft) tall.[2]
As of September 2012, the first new turbine became operational, producing up to 3.4 MW of power (more than the original nine turbines combined). The turbine is a REpower 3.4M104, with a 76 m hub height.
This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: results of full repowering (infobox data, too). (May 2019) |
References
edit- ^ "RenewableUK - UKWED Operational wind farms". Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "JournalLive - News - Today's News - Giant wind turbine is set for go-ahead". Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
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