Barrow Offshore Wind
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The Barrow Offshore Wind Farm is an offshore wind farm
in the East Irish Sea approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south west of Walney Island
, near Barrow-in-Furness
, Cumbria
, England
, with an installed capacity of 90 MW. The 30 turbine wind farm was completed in June 2006 and first power was generated in March 2006. It uses Vestas V90-3MW
turbines and is operated by DONG Energy
. Each turbine is 71 metres (232.9 ft) high, with a rotor diameter of 90 metres (295.3 ft) and a vertical clearance of 25 metres (82 ft).
Wind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...
in the East Irish Sea approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south west of Walney Island
Walney Island
The Isle of Walney, also known as Walney Island, is an island in the United Kingdom which lies off the west coast of England, at the northern tip of Morecambe Bay. It forms part of the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, and it is separated from the mainland at Barrow by Walney Channel, a narrow channel...
, near Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and seaport which forms about half the territory of the wider Borough of Barrow-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria, England. It lies north of Liverpool, northwest of Manchester and southwest from the county town of Carlisle...
, Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, with an installed capacity of 90 MW. The 30 turbine wind farm was completed in June 2006 and first power was generated in March 2006. It uses Vestas V90-3MW
Vestas V90-3MW
The Vestas V90-3MW is a three bladed upwind wind turbine generator that uses pitch control and a doubly fed induction generator...
turbines and is operated by DONG Energy
DONG Energy
-History:The Danish state company Dansk Naturgas A/S was founded in 1972 to manage resources in the Danish sector of the North Sea. After some years, the company was renamed to Dansk Olie og Naturgas A/S . At the beginning of 2000s, DONG started to extend itself into the electricity market by...
. Each turbine is 71 metres (232.9 ft) high, with a rotor diameter of 90 metres (295.3 ft) and a vertical clearance of 25 metres (82 ft).
See also
- List of offshore wind farms in the United Kingdom
- Ormonde Wind FarmOrmonde Wind FarmThe Ormonde Wind Farm is a wind farm west of Barrow-in-Furness in the Irish Sea. The wind farm covers an area of . It has a total capacity of 150 MW and is expected to produce around 500 GWh of electricity per year....
(another offshore wind farm under-construction nearby) - List of tallest buildings and structures in Barrow-in-Furness