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Blyth Harbour Wind Farm | |
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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 |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 9 × 0.3 MW |
Make and model | WindMaster |
Nameplate capacity | 2.7 MW |
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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]
In 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) |