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Ormonde Wind Farm 
The SeaJack installation vessel, Belfast Lough, 30 May 2011 en route from Harland and WolffLocation of Ormonde Wind Farm off the coast of England
Country England, United Kingdom Location West of Barrow-in-Furness, Irish Sea Coordinates 54°6′N 3°24′W / 54.1°N 3.4°WCoordinates: 54°6′N 3°24′W / 54.1°N 3.4°W Status Under construction Construction began May 2010 Commission date August 2011 Owner(s) Vattenfall Turbine information Turbines 30 Manufacturer(s) REpower Model(s) REpower 5M Hub height 100 m (328 ft) Rotor diameter 126 m (413 ft) Wind farm information Surface area 8.7 km2 (3.4 sq mi) Avg. water depth 17–21 m (56–69 ft) Distance from shore 9.5 km (5.9 mi) Power generation information Maximum capacity 150 MW Annual generation 500 GWh As of 8 February 2011 The Ormonde Wind Farm is a wind farm west of Barrow-in-Furness in the Irish Sea. The wind farm covers an area of 8.7 square kilometres (3.4 sq mi). It has a total capacity of 150 MW and is expected to produce around 500 GWh of electricity per year.[1]
Originally the Ormonde project was planned as a hybrid wind and natural gas powered electricity generation plant supplied from the Ormonde South and Ormonde North gas fields. The project was developed by Eclipse Energy. In 2008, Vattenfall bought Eclipse Energy and the project was developed as wind energy only. Construction started in 2010 and was completed in August 2011.[2][3] 30 turbines each with 5 MW nameplate capacity are provided by REpower and electrical works are to be carried out by Areva.[4] Steel foundations for generators are developed and designed by OWEC Tower and produced by Burntisland Fabrications.[5] Logistics and assembly services are provided by Harland and Wolff. Generators will be installed by A2SEA.[6] The first four steel foundations were delivered in July 2010,[1] and are to be secured to the seabed, by a procedure called structural pile grouting, by FoundOcean, the subsea and offshore grouting specialist for the global energy construction industries.
See also
- Barrow Offshore Wind Farm
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Barrow-in-Furness
- Wind power in the United Kingdom
References
- ^ a b Snieckus, Darius (2010-07-15). "Foundations for Vattenfall's Ormonde wind farm on the way". ReCharge (NHST Media Group). http://www.rechargenews.com/energy/wind/article221830.ece. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ Wolstenholme, Matthew (2010-05-04). "Vattenfall starts construction work on Ormonde wind farm". ReCharge (NHST Media Group). (subscription required). http://www.rechargenews.com/energy/wind/article214033.ece. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ "Work on Ormonde Wind Farm off Barrow completed". BBC News. 2011-08-03. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-14384889. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ^ Johnson, Rachel (2009-02-26). "Work contracts awarded for Ormonde offshore wind hybrid". NewEnergyFocus.com. http://www.newenergyfocus.com/do/ecco/view_item?listid=1&listcatid=32&listitemid=2304. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ "Burntisland bags wind job". Upstream Online (NHST Media Group). 2009-02-20. (subscription required). http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article172631.ece. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ Stromsta, Karl-Erik (2010-06-01). "A2SEA bags contract for work on Vattenfall's Ormonde project". ReCharge (NHST Media Group). (subscription required). http://www.rechargenews.com/energy/wind/article216435.ece. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
External links
Categories:- Offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea
- Wind farms in England
- Vattenfall wind farms
- Buildings and structures in Barrow-in-Furness
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