Darling Wind Farm

Darling Wind Farm

Darling Wind Farm, Western Cape, South Africa
Location of Darling Wind Farm
Country South Africa
Location 13 km north west of Darling, Western Cape
Coordinates
Commission date 2008
Owner(s) Eskom
Power station information
Primary fuel Wind
Generation units 4 turbines
6 additional turbines planned
Power generation information
Installed capacity 5.2 MW

Darling Wind Farm is one of only two significant wind farms in South Africa. It is located 70 km north of Cape Town, between Darling and Yzerfontein on the west coast of South Africa. It is an Eskom demonstrator site listed as still under construction but with the first 4 turbines already rotating with the wind.[1]

Design

It currently consists of 4 horizontal axis turbines with a installed capacity of 5.2MW. The plan is for a 6 further turbines to give 13MW total capacity. [2]

The Turbines where built by Fuhrländer AG Germany. (http://www.darlingwindfarm.co.za/projectfactsheet.htm)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wind energy". Department of Minerals and Energy (South Africa). http://www.dme.gov.za/energy/renew_wind.stm. Retrieved 11 January 2010. 
  2. ^ "Darling Wind Farm". Oelsner Group. June 2005. pp. 2. http://www.dme.gov.za/pdfs/energy/240605_darling_wind_farm_approved_by_ho.pdf. Retrieved 21 April 2010.