Blyth Harbour Wind Farm | |
Coordinates: | 55.1222°N -1.4903°W |
Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Location: | East Bedlington at the Port of Blyth, Northumberland |
Status: | Operational |
Commissioned: | January 1993 |
Owner: | Hainsford Developments (Blyth Harbour) Limited |
Ps Units Operational: | 9 × 0.3 MW |
Ps Units Manu Model: | WindMaster |
Ps Site Elevation: | 5 ft |
Ps Electrical Capacity: | 2.7 MW |
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 163m (535feet) 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.