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Jun 10
Netherlands Largest Wind Farm Goes Live

Written by The Naib

Got this great video from the AIDG blog about the new wind farm in the Netherlands.

Specs

Wind turbines: 60 Vestas V80 wind turbines of 2 MW each
Capacity: 120 MW
Water depth: 19 - 24 metres
Distance from shore: 23 kilometres
Surface area: 14 km²
Hub height: 59 metres
Rotor diameter: 80 metres
Start construction: Second half 2006
Commissioning and start production: First quarter 2008
Annual power production: 435 GWh
CO2-emissions avoidance: 225.000 tonnes/year
Enough to power: 125.000 households

FYI: This one farm produces 435 GWh annually. Haiti’s entire electricity production is 535 GWh (2005, CIA World Factbook)

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