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Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm. The United Kingdom has been estimated to have over a third of Europe's total offshore wind resource, which is equivalent to three times the electricity needs of the nation at current rates of electricity consumption [4] (In 2010 peak winter demand was 59.3 GW, [5] in summer it drops to about 45 GW).
Clyde Wind Farm near Abington, South Lanarkshire is the UK's second largest onshore wind farm comprising 152 turbines with a total installed capacity of 350 MW. [209] There are many other large onshore wind farms in Scotland, at various stages of development, including some that are in community ownership .
"Cap." is the rated nameplate capacity of the wind farm "No." is the number of wind turbines "Model" is the model of wind turbine "Cost" is the total capital cost of the project up to commissioning. "Cap. Fac." is the average capacity factor, i.e. the average power generated by the windfarm, as a percentage of its nameplate capacity.
Wind farms are variable, due to the natural variability of the wind. For a wind farm, the capacity factor is determined by the availability of wind, the swept area of the turbine and the size of the generator. Transmission line capacity and electricity demand also affect the capacity factor. Typical capacity factors of current wind farms are ...
The wind farm consists of 30 Vestas V90-3MW wind turbines with a total nameplate capacity of 90 MW. [1] Turbines were installed by the Danish offshore wind farms services provider A2SEA. [2] Between 2007 and 2010, the capacity factor was around 30%. [3] Its levelised cost has been estimated at £66/MWh. [4]
The wind farm was fully commissioned in October 2017. [1] The estimated annual production is 1.7 TWh [2] which corresponds to 410,000 homes each using 4,100 kWh/yr. With a nameplate capacity (peak power) of 402 MW this corresponds to a capacity factor of 48%, or an average power of approximately 200 MW.
The wind farm's 30 Vestas V80 Offshore wind turbines are each rated at 2 MW capacity, giving a maximum project output of 60 MW. [1] At the time of installation this was the most powerful wind farm in the UK, producing sufficient electricity annually to power 50,000 homes. Between 2004 and 2010, the capacity factor was between 33 and 36%. [2]
The Thanet Wind Farm (also sometimes called Thanet Offshore Wind Farm) [2] is an offshore wind farm 7 miles (11 km) off the coast of Thanet district in Kent, England. On commissioning it was the world's largest offshore wind farm. It has a nameplate capacity (maximum output) of 300 MW and it cost £780 [3] –900 million [4] (US$1.2