Great Eppleton Wind Farm
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Great Eppleton Wind Farm | |
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![]() Twin-bladed turbines at Great Eppleton Wind Farm | |
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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 |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1997 |
Commission date | Repowered in March 2010 |
Site elevation | 480 ft |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 4 x 2 MW |
Make and model | REPower: MM92 |
Nameplate capacity | 8 MW |
External links | |
Website | www |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
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 ,E.ON announced it would replace these with four new REpower MM92 turbines giving a nameplate capacity of 8.2 MW.[1]
References
- ^ "New turbines set to boost Sunderland wind farm output". New Energy Focus. 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- "UKWED Operational wind farms". RenewableUK. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- "Wind farm upgrade plan revealed". BBC News. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
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