Blyth Harbour Wind Farm

Blyth Harbour Wind Farm
Country England, United Kingdom
Location The Port of Blyth, Northumberland
Coordinates 55°07′20″N 1°29′25″W / 55.1222°N 1.49027°W / 55.1222; -1.49027Coordinates: 55°07′20″N 1°29′25″W / 55.1222°N 1.49027°W / 55.1222; -1.49027
Status Operational
Commission date January 1993
Owner(s) Hainsford Developments (Blyth Harbour) Limited
Wind farm
Avg. site elevation 5 ft
Power generation
Units operational 9 × 0.3 MW
Make and model WindMaster
Nameplate capacity 2.7 MW

Blyth Harbour Wind Farm is a coastal wind farm located along the East Pier of the Port of Blyth. Commissioned in January 1993 it consists of nine 0.3MW WindMaster turbines giving a total capacity of 2.7MW. 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 2.5MW each, and a seventh larger one would produce 7.58MW (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 76m hub height.

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2009-11-05.


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