TOP 10 OFFSHORE WIND FARMS

Location : North Sea , Belgium MW Capacity : 325.2 Thornton Bank is Belgium ’ s first offshore wind farm . It is located 30 kilometres off the countries coast . The wind farm was developed in three phases and has an installed capacity of 325.2MW . Thornton Bank 1 has 6 REpower 5MW turbines and Thornton Bank 2 has 24 REpower 6.15MW turbines . Thornton Bank 3 was commissioned in 2013 and also consists of 24 REpower 6.15MW turbines . The wind farm has the capacity to supply electricity for around 600,000 people .

Location : Cumbria , UK MW Capacity : 367.2 Walney Wind Farm is operated by DONG Energy . The wind farm is located in the East Irish Sea , 15km west of Barrowin-Furness , Cumbria , UK . The Walney Wind Farm is made up of 102 Siemens 3.6MW wind turbines ( 51 installed in each phase ). The wind farm is planned to be extended by 120 new turbines , which will increase its capacity to beyond 1,000MW . The two phases of the offshore wind farm were grid-connected in January and November 2011 . Commercial operation of both the phases started in early 2012 .

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