List of onshore wind farms

This is a list of the largest onshore wind farms that are currently operational, rated by generating capacity. Also listed are onshore wind farms with notability other than size, and the ten largest proposed projects.

Many of the largest operational onshore wind farms are located in the USA. As of November 2010, the Roscoe Wind Farm is the largest onshore wind farm in the world at 781.5 MW, followed by the Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center (735.5 MW). The largest wind farm under construction is the 800 MW Alta Wind Energy Center in the USA. The largest proposed project is the 20,000 MW Gansu Wind Farm in China.

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Largest operational onshore wind farms

This is a list of the top onshore wind farms that are currently operational, rated by nameplate capacity. Many of these wind farms have been built in stages, and construction of a further stage may be continuing at some of these sites.

Wind farm Current
capacity
(MW)
Country Coordinates Notes
Alta Wind Energy Center 720 USA [2][3]
Biglow Canyon Wind Farm 450 USA [4]
Buffalo Gap Wind Farm 523.3 USA [5][6]
Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm 662.5 USA [5][6]
Cedar Creek Wind Farm 300.5 USA [7]
Crystal Lake Wind Farm 416 USA [8]
Dabancheng Wind Farm 500 China [9]
Eurus Wind Farm 250.5 Mexico [10]
Fântânele-Cogealac Wind Farm 300[11] Romania [12]
Fowler Ridge Wind Farm 599.8 USA [13]
Gulf Wind Farm 283.2 USA [6]
Hallett Wind Farm 298 Australia [14]
Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center 735.5 USA [5][6]
Huitengliang Wind Farm 300 China [15]
King Mountain Wind Farm 281.2 USA [6]
Klondike Wind Farm 399 USA [4]
Lake Bonney Wind Farm 279 Australia [14]
Lone Star Wind Farm 400 USA [6]
Maple Ridge Wind Farm 321.8 USA [16]
Meadow Lake Wind Farm 500 USA [17]
Mount Storm Wind Farm 264 USA [18]
Panther Creek Wind Farm 458 USA [6]
Papalote Creek Wind Farm 380 USA [19]
Peetz Wind Farm 430 USA [5]
Peñascal Wind Power Project 404 USA [20]
Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm 300.3 USA [8]
Roscoe Wind Farm 781.5 USA [21]
Shiloh Wind Farm 300 USA [22][23]
Smoky Hills Wind Farm 250 USA [24]
Stateline Wind Farm 300 USA [25]
Story County Wind Farm 300 USA [26]
Streator Cayuga Ridge South Wind Farm 300 USA [27]
Sweetwater Wind Farm 585.3 USA [5]
Twin Groves Wind Farm 396 USA [28]
Whitelee Wind Farm 322 UK [29]
Windy Point/Windy Flats 400 USA [30]

Other strongly notable onshore wind farms

Wind farm Capacity
(MW)
Country Coordinates Notes
Altamont Pass Wind Farm 576 USA multiple farms[5]
Clyde Wind Farm 548 Scotland under construction[31]
Gansu Wind Farm 5,160 China multiple farms[32]
Lower Snake River Wind Project 343 USA under construction[33]
Macarthur Wind Farm 420 Australia under construction[34]
Milford Wind Corridor Project 203 USA 102 MW second phase under construction[35]
San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm 615 USA multiple farms[5]
Shepherds Flat Wind Farm 845 USA under construction[36][37]
Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm 705 USA multiple farms[5]

10 largest proposed wind farms

The following table lists the ten largest proposed onshore wind farms, by nameplate capacity.

Wind farm Capacity (MW) Country Coordinates References
Castle Hill Wind Farm 860 New Zealand [38]
Dobrogea Wind Farm 1500 Romania [39]
Gansu Wind Farm 20000 China [40]
Hartland Wind Farm 500-1000 USA [41]
Markbygden Wind Farm 4000 at most Sweden [42]
Pampa Wind Project 4000 USA [43]
Silverton Wind Farm 1000 at most Australia [44]
Sinus Holding Wind Farm 700 Romania
Titan Wind Project 5050 USA [45]

See also

References

  1. ^ GWEC, Global Wind Report Annual Market Update
  2. ^ California U.S. Wind Energy Projects - California, Alta Wind Energy Center, 2009
  3. ^ [1] Industry Statistics, 2Q 2011
  4. ^ a b AWEA: U.S. Wind Energy Projects - Oregon
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Drilling Down: What Projects Made 2008 Such a Banner Year for Wind Power?
  6. ^ a b c d e f g AWEA: U.S. Wind Energy Projects - Texas
  7. ^ Babcock & Brown and BP Announce Full Commercial Operation of one of the Largest Wind Farms in the U.S.
  8. ^ a b AWEA: U.S. Wind Energy Projects - Iowa
  9. ^ China - Dabancheng Wind Farm now has a combined generating capacity of 500 MW
  10. ^ Acciona Completes Assembly of LatAm’s Largest Wind Farm Latin American Herald Tribune.
  11. ^ another 300 MW under construction
  12. ^ CEZ Romania develops its business in renewables
  13. ^ AWEA: U.S. Wind Energy Projects - Indiana
  14. ^ a b Parliament of Australia (February 19, 2010). Operating wind farms by Commonwealth Electoral Division Background note.
  15. ^ Project 2113 : CGN Inner Mongolia Huitengliang 300MW Wind Power Project
  16. ^ York AWEA: U.S. Wind Energy Projects - New York
  17. ^ Energy Information Administration - October 2010 Electric Power Monthly
  18. ^ Dominion & Shell Complete 264-MW Mount Storm Wind Project
  19. ^ 196 Wind Turbines Cranking Out Power
  20. ^ Iberdrola Opens 404-MW Penascal Wind Farm Renewable Energy World, 22 June 2010.
  21. ^ E.ON Delivers 335-MW of Wind in Texas
  22. ^ Shiloh Wind Power Plant Fact Sheet
  23. ^ EnXco turns on $300M wind farm
  24. ^ "Enel Completes Smoky Hills Wind Project in Kansas". RedOrbit. 2008-02-27. http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/1271826/enel_completes_smoky_hills_wind_project_in_kansas/index.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 
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  26. ^ Ken Black. Wind energy part of economic strategy Times-Republican, January 23, 2010.
  27. ^ VP 100: Illinois wind farm breathes new life into businesses Energy Empowers, September 23, 2010.
  28. ^ Horizon Wind Energy
  29. ^ Whitelee Winfarm - About the Windfarm
  30. ^ Hunton & Williams LLP Advises Cannon Power Group in Connection With Wind Project
  31. ^ SSE Clyde Project website
  32. ^ Xinhua: Jiuquan wind power base completes first stage
  33. ^ "Lower Snake River Wind Project". Renewable Energy Development. October 26, 2010. http://renewableenergydev.com/red/wind-power-lower-snake-river-wind-project-phase-1/. 
  34. ^ Alexandra Weaver (17 Nov, 2011). "Giant turbine blades arrive for Macarthur farm". The Standard. http://www.standard.net.au/news/local/news/general/giant-turbine-blades-arrive-for-macarthur-farm/2360755.aspx#. 
  35. ^ First Wind's Milford II Expansion Project Celebrates Milestones Renewable Energy World, November 18, 2010.
  36. ^ DOE LPO finalizes deal on the World’s largest Wind Project to date United States Department of Energy, 17 December 2010. Accessed: 18 December 2010.
  37. ^ "Shepherd’s Flat Wind Farm". Wind Power. Renewable Energy Development. August 5, 2008. http://renewableenergydev.com/red/wind-power-shepherds-flat-wind-farm/. Retrieved 11 December 2009. 
  38. ^ "Genesis planning massive windfarm". The New Zealand Herald. 30 August 2011. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10748389. Retrieved 1 September 2011. 
  39. ^ "Iberdrola Plans World’s Largest Wind Farm in Romania". http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601072&sid=aRZ3iyuFYP3Y. 
  40. ^ China starts building first 10-GW mega wind farm
  41. ^ Denali Energy and Montgomery Energy Form Joint Venture Hartland Wind Farm in North Dakota
  42. ^ "Svevind and Enercon Team up for 4GW Wind Plan". Clean Edge (from New Energy Finance). June 26, 2008. http://www.cleanedge.com/news/story.php?nID=5431. Retrieved 2009-04-16. 
  43. ^ http://www.genewscenter.com/content/detail.aspx?releaseid=3601&newsareaid=2
  44. ^ Huge wind farm plan announced
  45. ^ BP Ramps Up to Full Construction of First Phase of Wind Farm in South Dakota 05 August 2009.