Blyth Harbour Wind Farm Explained

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]

Repowering

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RenewableUK - UKWED Operational wind farms . 2015-12-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102132011/http://www.bwea.com/ukwed/operational.asp . 2012-11-02 .
  2. Web site: JournalLive - News - Today's News - Giant wind turbine is set for go-ahead . 2009-11-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307113103/http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2008/07/17/giant-wind-turbine-is-set-for-go-ahead-61634-21355057/ . 2012-03-07 .