Cefn Croes Wind Farm

Cefn Croes Wind Farm
The wind farm near its completion
Country Wales, United Kingdom
Location near Devil's Bridge, Crodigion
Coordinates 52°24′18″N 3°45′03″W / 52.40500°N 3.75083°W / 52.40500; -3.75083Coordinates: 52°24′18″N 3°45′03″W / 52.40500°N 3.75083°W / 52.40500; -3.75083
Status Operational
Commission date June 2005
Owner(s) Falck Renewables
Wind farm
Type Onshore
Site area 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Power generation
Units operational 39 x 1.5 MW
Make and model GE Wind 1.5MW
Nameplate capacity 58.5 MW

Cefn Croes is a wind farm in Ceredigion, Wales. It is located in the Cambrian Mountains on Cefn Croes mountain, 573m (1,880 ft) south of the A44 road between Aberystwyth and Llangurig, in west Wales. The construction of the wind farm commenced in February 2004, and was completed in the spring of 2005 when the 39 wind turbines started producing electricity. The maximum installed nameplate capacity is 58.5 MW.[1]

References

  1. "Cefn Croes (inc Devils Bridge, Bryn Du NFFO Contract) windfarm, United-Kingdom". The Wind Power Database. Retrieved 2008-12-03.


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