London Array

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
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	Offshore
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)
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.