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| London Array | |
|---|---|
 The London Array as seen from an airplane flying in to London City Airport | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Location | 7 mi (11 km) off North Foreland, Kent |
| Coordinates | 51°38′38″N 1°33′13″E / 51.6439°N 1.5536°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | April 2013 |
| Construction cost | £1,800 million |
| Owner(s) | Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec E.ON UK Ørsted |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | |
| Max. water depth | 25 m |
| Distance from shore | 20 km |
| Hub height | 87 m |
| Rotor diameter | 120 m |
| Site area | 122 km2 (47 sq mi) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 175 × 3.6 MW |
| Make and model | Siemens Wind Power SWT-3.6-120 |
| Nameplate capacity | 630 MW |
| Capacity factor | 45.3% (2015)[1] |
| Annual net output | 2,500 GWh (2015) |
| External links | |
| Website | http://www.londonarray.com |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The London Array is an 175 turbine 630 MW offshore wind farm located 20 km off the Kent coast in the outer Thames Estuary in the United Kingdom. At the time of its construction it was the largest offshore wind farm in the world.
Construction of phase 1 of the wind farm began in March 2011 and was completed by mid 2013, being formally opened by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, on 4 July 2013.
The second phase of the project was refused planning consent in 2014 due to possible impacts on sea birds.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "London Array breaks offshore production record". Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016. Cite uses deprecated parameter
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