Donghai Bridge Wind Farm Explained

Donghai Bridge Wind Farm
Coordinates:30.77°N 121.994°W
Country:People's Republic of China
Location:next to Donghai Bridge, Shanghai, East China Sea
Status:O
Construction Began:July 2008
Commissioned:July 6, 2010
Owner:Shanghai Electric Group
Ps Units Operational:34 × 3 MW[1]
Ps Units Manu Model:Sinovel

SL3000/90

Wind Hub Height:91m (299feet)
Wind Rotor Diameter:90m (300feet)
Wind Farm Type:Nearshore
Ps Site Area:14km2
Wind Offshore Depth:7m (23feet)
Wind Offshore Distance:9km (06miles)
Ps Electrical Capacity:102 MW

The Donghai Bridge Wind Farm is a 102 MW offshore wind farm close to the Donghai Bridge, Shanghai and is capable of powering 200,000 households. It started producing and transmitting power to the mainland grid on July 6, 2010.[2] It is the first commercial offshore wind farm in China.[3]

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  1. Web site: Donghai Bridge 100 MW offshore wind power demonstration project . 4C Offshore . 2010-12-17.
  2. News: China Starts Generation at Its Largest Offshore Wind Farm, Xinmin Reports . Bloomberg . 6 July 2010.
  3. Web site: China Beats US to Offshore Wind Development | SolveClimate.com . 2010-01-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100103154743/http://solveclimate.com/blog/20090403/china-beats-us-offshore-wind-development . 2010-01-03 .