Great Eppleton Wind Farm

Great Eppleton Wind Farm

Twin-bladed turbines at Great Eppleton Wind Farm
Location of Great Eppleton Wind Farm
Country England, United Kingdom
Location Near Hetton-le-Hole, Tyne and Wear
Coordinates
Status Operational
Commission date Repowered in March 2010
Developer(s) E.ON Renewables
Turbine information
Turbines 4
Manufacturer(s) REPower
Model(s) MM92
Wind farm information
Avg. site elevation 480 ft
Power generation information
Maximum capacity 8.2 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 8.2MW.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. ^ http://www.newenergyfocus.com/do/ecco/view_item?listid=1&listcatid=131&listitemid=3048
  2. ^ "UKWED Operational wind farms". RenewableUK. http://www.bwea.com/ukwed/operational.asp. Retrieved 2009-11-13. 
  3. ^ "Wind farm upgrade plan revealed". BBC News. 10 January 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/6249325.stm. Retrieved 4 May 2010. 
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