Blyth Offshore Wind Farm

Blyth Offshore Wind Farm
Blyth Offshore Wind Turbines in January 2004
Country England, United Kingdom
Location Blyth, Northumberland
Coordinates 55°08′09″N 01°29′25″W / 55.13583°N 1.49028°W / 55.13583; -1.49028Coordinates: 55°08′09″N 01°29′25″W / 55.13583°N 1.49028°W / 55.13583; -1.49028
Status Operational
Commission date December 2000
Construction cost €4.6 million
Owner(s) E.ON
Shell Renewables
NUON
Border Wind
Operator(s) E.ON
Wind farm
Type Offshore
Max. water depth 6–11 m (20–36 ft)
Distance from shore 1.6 km (1.0 mi)
Hub height 62 m (203 ft)
Rotor diameter 66 m (217 ft)
Rated wind speed 17 m/s (38 mph)
Power generation
Units operational 2 x 2 MW
Make and model Vestas: V66-2.0 MW
Nameplate capacity 4 MW

Blyth Offshore Wind Farm is a small coastal wind farm located 0.5 miles (0.80 km) off the coast of Blyth, Northumberland, England.

History

Commissioned in December 2000 as a pilot project, the project was developed by a consortium that included E.ON, Shell Renewables, NUON and Border Wind. E.ON are in charge of operating the farm.[1][2]

The project was the UK's first offshore wind farm, as well as being the largest offshore turbines erected in the world at the time.[3]

There are plans to add a 100 MW test facility of 15 turbines at Blyth and nearby Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, supported by a government grant. The site would be administered by The National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec), based in Blyth.[4] The test facility received planning consent in November 2013.[5] It is planned with the Vestas V164-8MW and 66 kV cables.[6]

Design and specification

The farm consists of two Vestas 2 MW turbines.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. ↑
  3. 1 2 http://www.power-technology.com/projects/blyth/%5Bunreliable+source?%5D
  4. ↑ Black, David (5 April 2012). "£300m Blyth offshore wind farm test facility planned by Narec". Newcastle Upon Tyne: The Journal. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  5. ↑ Blyth offshore wind farm test site approved, BBC News, 8 November 2013
  6. ↑ "Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Project - Array 2 - 4C Offshore". Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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