Everything about The London Array totally explained
The
London Array is a planned offshore
wind farm in the outer
Thames Estuary in the
United Kingdom. Of 1
gigawatt capacity, it's expected to become the world's largest offshore wind farm.
The site is seven miles off the
North Foreland on the
Kent coast in the area of Long Sand and
Kentish Knock, and will cover 90 square miles between
Margate in Kent and
Clacton in Essex.
The completed wind farm will consist of 341
wind turbines of around 3 MW to 7 MW rated capacity, which will provide an average power output of 350 MW at the smallest proposed turbine size. The higher rated turbines to be installed at the latter stages of construction and would provide considerably more power, making the installation approach a 1.5 GW rating. The proposers say this is enough to power a quarter of the homes in
Greater London or the entire counties of
Kent and
East Sussex. The wind farm was planned to be built by London Array Limited, a consortium of
Shell WindEnergy Ltd,
E.ON UK Renewables and
DONG Energy, at a cost of £2bn. The original cost was around £1bn.
After the pull-out of Shell in May 2008, completion time estimates are being pushed back as the consortium is in disarray.
The turbines are to be assembled at
Port Ramsgate.
Progress and timetable
- 18 December 2006—planning permission for turbines granted, but siting of onshore substation is being contested
- 2007—planning permission for onshore substation granted
- 2010—completion date estimate as of 2007
See also
Thanet Offshore Wind Project - a 300 MW consented offshore wind farm in the Thames Estuary
Greater Gabbard - a 500 MW consented offshore wind farm in the Thames Estuary
Kentish Flats (External Link
) - a 90 MW operational offshore wind farm in the Thames Estuary
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