Great Eppleton Wind Farm
Twin-bladed turbines at Great Eppleton Wind Farm
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CountryEngland, United Kingdom
LocationNear Hetton-le-Hole, Tyne and Wear
Coordinates54°49′59″N 1°25′46″W / 54.83306°N 1.42944°W / 54.83306; -1.42944
StatusOperational
Construction began1997
Commission dateRepowered in March 2010
Site elevation480 ft
Power generation
Units operational4 x 2 MW
Make and modelREPower: MM92
Nameplate capacity8 MW
External links
Websitewww.eon-uk.com/generation/greateppleton.aspx
CommonsRelated media on Commons
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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, E.ON announced it would replace these with four new REpower MM92 turbines giving a nameplate capacity of 8.2 MW.[1]

References

  1. ^ "New turbines set to boost Sunderland wind farm output". New Energy Focus. 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
    - "UKWED Operational wind farms". RenewableUK. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
    - "Wind farm upgrade plan revealed". BBC News. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2010.

External links


E.ON
Electricity generation in North East England
Wind power in the United Kingdom
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