Great Eppleton Wind Farm

Great Eppleton Wind Farm

Twin-bladed turbines at Great Eppleton Wind Farm
Location of Great Eppleton Wind Farm in Tyne and Wear
Country England, United Kingdom
Location Near Hetton-le-Hole, Tyne and Wear
Coordinates 54°49′59″N 1°25′46″W / 54.83306°N 1.42944°W / 54.83306; -1.42944Coordinates: 54°49′59″N 1°25′46″W / 54.83306°N 1.42944°W / 54.83306; -1.42944
Status Operational
Construction began 1997
Commission date Repowered in March 2010
Wind farm
Avg. site elevation 480 ft
Power generation
Units operational 4 x 2 MW
Make and model REPower: MM92
Nameplate capacity 8 MW
Website
http://www.eon-uk.com/generation/greateppleton.aspx

Great Eppleton Wind Farm is a wind farm near Hetton-le-Hole, England. It is owned and operated by E.ON UK. Constructed in 1997, it was notable for originally consisting of twin-bladed turbines, as most wind turbines have three blades. On 29 September 2009 E.ON announced it would replace these with four new REpower MM92 turbines giving a nameplate capacity of 8.2 MW.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.newenergyfocus.com/do/ecco/view_item?listid=1&listcatid=131&listitemid=3048
  2. ↑ "UKWED Operational wind farms". RenewableUK. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
  3. ↑ "Wind farm upgrade plan revealed". BBC News. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2010.


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