List of wind farms
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This is a List of large wind farms, with an installed generating capacity of 100 megawatts (MW) or more, which are currently operating, under construction, or proposed.
As of April 2008, worldwide wind farm capacity was 100,000 megawatts (MW),[1] and wind power produced some 1.3% of global electricity consumption,[2] accounting for approximately 19% of electricity use in Denmark, 9% in Spain and Portugal, and 6% in Germany and the Republic of Ireland.[3] United States is an important growth area and latest American Wind Energy Association figures show that installed U.S. wind power capacity has reached 16,800 MW, which is enough to serve 4.5 million average households.[4] However, it may be difficult to site wind farms in some areas for aesthetic or environmental reasons, and seasonal variability introduces a challenge in integration of wind power into electricity grids, requiring balancing with other technologies such as hydropower.[5]
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[edit] Operating or under construction
| Farm | Installed capacity (MW) |
Country |
|---|---|---|
| Altamont Pass Wind Farm | 596 | USA |
| Alto Minho Wind Farm | 240 | Portugal |
| Anse-à-Valleau | 100 | Canada |
| Arada-Montemuro Wind Farm | 112 | Portugal |
| Big Horn Wind Farm | 200 | USA |
| Biglow Canyon Wind Farm | 125 | USA |
| Black Law Wind Farm | 124 | UK |
| Blue Canyon Wind Farm | 225 | USA |
| Blue Sky Green Field Wind Farm | 145 | USA |
| Brazos Wind Ranch | 160 | USA |
| Buffalo Gap Wind Farm | 353 | USA |
| Callahan Divide Wind Farm | 114 | USA |
| Camp Grove Wind Farm | 150 | USA |
| Camp Springs Wind Farm | 130 | USA |
| Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm | 145 | USA |
| Cedar Creek Wind Farm | 300 | USA |
| Centennial Wind Farm | 120 | USA |
| Centennial Wind Farm (Canada) | 150 | Canada |
| Century Wind Farm | 150 | USA |
| Champion Wind Farm | 126 | USA |
| Colorado Green Wind Farm | 162 | USA |
| Desert Sky Wind Farm | 160 | USA |
| El Marquesado Wind Farm | 198 | Spain |
| Elbow Creek Wind Project | 122 | USA |
| Elk River Wind Farm | 150 | USA |
| Fenton Wind Farm | 206 | USA |
| Forest Creek Wind Farm | 124 | USA |
| Fowler Ridge Wind Farm | 750 | USA |
| Gardunha Wind Farm | 106 | Portugal |
| Gray County Wind Farm | 102 | USA |
| Green Mt. Energy Wind Farm | 160 | USA |
| High Winds Wind Farm | 162 | USA |
| Higueruela Wind Farm | 161 | Spain |
| Horns Rev Wind Farm (offshore) | 160 | Denmark |
| Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center | 736 | USA |
| Intrepid Wind Farm | 160 | USA |
| Judith Gap Wind Farm | 135 | USA |
| King Mountain Wind Farm | 281 | USA |
| Klondike III Wind Farm[6] | 223.6 | USA |
| Langdon Wind Energy Center | 159 | USA |
| Lillgrund Wind Farm (offshore) | 110 | Sweden |
| Lone Star Wind Farm | 110 | USA |
| Maple Ridge Wind Farm | 322 | USA |
| Maranchon Wind Farm | 208 | Spain |
| Marengo Wind Farm | 140 | USA |
| New Mexico Wind Energy Center | 204 | USA |
| Nysted Wind Farm (offshore) | 166 | Denmark |
| Peetz Wind Farm | 400 | USA |
| Pinhal Interior Wind Farm | 144 | Portugal |
| Pomeroy Wind Farm | 196 | USA |
| Portland Wind Project | 195 | Australia |
| Prarie Star Wind Farm | 100 | USA |
| Princess Amalia Wind Farm | 120 | The Netherlands |
| Prince Township Wind Farm | 189 | Canada |
| Robin Rigg Wind Farm (offshore) | 180 | UK |
| Roscoe Wind Farm | 209 | USA |
| San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm | 619 | USA |
| Shiloh Wind Farm | 150 | USA |
| Sisante Wind Farm | 198 | Spain |
| Smoky Hills Wind Farm | 101 | USA |
| Smøla Wind Farm | 150 | Norway |
| St. Leon Project | 104 | Canada |
| Stateline Wind Project | 300 | USA |
| Sweetwater Wind Farm | 505 | USA |
| Tararua Wind Farm | 161 | New Zealand |
| Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm | 685[7] | USA |
| Thorntonbank Wind Farm | 300 | Belgium |
| Trent Wind Farm | 150 | USA |
| Twin Groves 1 | 359 | USA |
| Vankusawade Wind Park | 201 | India |
| Waubra Wind Farm | 192 | Australia |
| Whitelee Wind Farm | 322 | UK |
| Wild Horse Wind Farm | 229 | USA |
| Wildorado Wind Ranch | 160 | USA |
| Woodward Wind Farm | 159 | USA |
| Windpark Egmond aan Zee (offshore) | 108 | The Netherlands |
[edit] Proposed wind farms
| Farm | Capacity (MW) | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Arklow Bank Wind Park (offshore) | 695[citation needed] | Ireland |
| Atlantic Array (offshore) | 1,500 | UK |
| Bald Hills Wind Farm | 104 | Australia |
| Belwind[8] | 330 | Belgium |
| Benton County Wind Farm[9] | 130.5 | USA |
| Borkum-West II wind farm (offshore) [10] | 400 | Germany |
| Buzzards Bay Wind Farm (offshore) [11] | 300 | USA |
| Cape Wind (offshore) | 420 | USA |
| Crows Nest Wind Farm | 124 | Australia |
| Franklin County Wind Farm[12] | 200-300 | USA |
| Greater Gabbard (offshore) | 504 | UK |
| Gwynt y Môr (offshore) | 750 | UK |
| Hartland Wind Farm | 500-1,000 | USA |
| Hong kong offshore wind farm | 201 | Hong Kong |
| Kruger Energy Port Alma[13] | 101.2 | Canada |
| Lac-Alfred Wind Farm[14] | 300 | Canada |
| London Array (offshore) | 1,000 | UK |
| Long Island Offshore Wind Park (offshore) [15] | 140 | USA |
| Massif-du-Sud Wind Farm[14] | 150 | Canada |
| McAdoo Wind farm [16] | 150 | USA |
| McCormick Ranch Wind Park[17] | 300 | USA |
| Milford Wind Farm [18] | 200 | USA |
| Mount Mercer Wind Farm | 131 | Australia |
| Oriel Wind Farm (offshore) | 330 | Ireland |
| Oweninny wind farm[19] | 320 | Ireland |
| Pampa Wind Project | 4,000 | USA |
| Pine Canyon Wind Farm[20] | 150 | USA |
| Pine Tree Wind Project[20] | 120 | USA |
| Rivière-du-Moulin Wind Farm[14] | 350 | Canada |
| Shell Flat (offshore) | 180 | UK |
| Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm (offshore) | 315 | UK |
| Silverton Wind Farm | up to 1,000 | Australia |
| Thanet Offshore Wind Project | 300 | UK |
| Underwood Wind Farm[13] | 199.7 | Canada |
| Valley City/Lake Ashtabula Wind Farm[21] | 200 | USA |
| West Wind[22] | 140 | New Zealand |
| Wolfe Island Wind Farm (offshore) [13] | 197.8 | Canada |
[edit] See also
- Wind farm
- Wind power in South Australia
- Wind power in Germany
- Wind power in Denmark
- Wind power in Texas
- List of wind turbine manufacturers
- List of renewable energy topics by country
- List of countries by electricity production from renewable source
- List of the largest hydoelectric power stations
- List of wind farms in Canada
- List of wind farms in Australia
- List of wind farms in Sweden
- List of solar thermal power stations
- Photovoltaic power stations
- Renewable energy industry
[edit] References
- ^ Wind Power Continues Rapid Rise
- ^ World Wind Energy Association (2008). Wind turbines generate more than 1 % of the global electricity
- ^ New Report a Complete Analysis of the Global Offshore Wind Energy Industry and its Major Players
- ^ Installed U.S. Wind Power Capacity Surged 45% in 2007
- ^ International Energy Agency (2007). Renewables in global energy supply: An IEA facts sheet, OECD, 34 pages.
- ^ Klondike III, nace el mayor parque eólico "made in Iberdrola" de todo el mundo (Spanish). Energías Renovables (2008-03-16). Retrieved on 2008-03-22.
- ^ U.S. Wind Energy Projects - California
- ^ Evelop and Van Oord build four offshore wind farms (English). Energyportal (2008-04-26). Retrieved on 2008-05-5.
- ^ Benton County Wind Farm
- ^ Emerging Energy News: AREVA adds to German wind farm
- ^ Buzzards Bay wind farm proposed
- ^ 40,000-Acre Wind Farm Proposed for Iowa
- ^ a b c Wind Power in Ontario
- ^ a b c RES Gets 950-MW Construction Contract
- ^ History of the Offshore Wind Park
- ^ Wind farm whips up activity around McAdoo | AVALANCHE-JOURNAL
- ^ Proposed wind farm near Cut Bank may double in size
- ^ [1]
- ^ Hibernian Windpower - Oweninny Wind Farm
- ^ a b Winds of Change A-Blowin': Pine Tree Wind Project
- ^ Barnes County wind project would be state’s largest
- ^ Trevor Mallard, West Wind project gets welcome lift-off, Beehive press release, 15 August 2007.
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