Offshore Wind Farms

According to the BWEA there are currently 248 projects with 2636 turbines and generating 3831 MW of electricity (as of 14.10.2009 23:44).

They also report that producing electricity from wind turbines has saved the production of 4329409 tonnes of CO2, 100684 tonnes of SO2 and 30205 tonnes of NOx. These emissions would have been generated by coal-fired power stations.

data from BWEA http://www.bwea.com

Fastcat North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm


List of operational offshore wind farmsBarrow, 7km Walney Island, 90 MW

Beatrice, Oilfield, Moray Firth, 10 MW

Blyth Offshore, 1km Blyth Harbour, 3.8 MW

Burbo Bank, 5.2km Crosby, 90 MW

Kentish Flats, 8.5 km offshore from Whitstable, 90 MW

Lynn & Inner Dowsing 5KM Skegness, 194.4 MW

North Hoyle, 7.5km Prestatyn & Rhyl, 60 MW

Scroby Sands, 3km NE Great Yarmouth, 60 MW

List of onshore wind farms of 2.5 MW or greater

Strath of Brydock Enercon E7 2.3

Gruig, Nordex, 2.5

Slieve Divena 1, N80, 2.5 MW

Lissett Airfield, N90, 2.5 MW

Garves Mountain / Dunloy, V90, 3 MW

Port of Liverpool / Mersey Docks, Nordex N90, 2.5 MW

Millennium (Glenmoriston) extension, Nordex N90, 2.5 MW

Scout Moor, Nordex N80, 2.5 MW

Kilbraur (Strathbrora), Nordex N90 /2500, 2.5 MW

Slieve Rushen Repowering, V90, 3 MW

McCains Foods, V90, 3 MW

Burbo Bank, Siemens, 3.6 MW

Craig Wind Farm, Nordex N80 3.5 MW

Earlsburn, Nordex N80 2.5 MW

Crystal Rig 1a, Nordex, 2.5 MW

WWB Burgar Hill , Nordex, 2.5 MW

Spurness Wind Farm, NM80, 2.75 MW

Ness Point, NM80, 2.75 MW

Hare Hill (3Hs) , NM80 , 2.75 MW

Crystal Rig , Nordex, 2.5 MW

Holmside Hall (3Hs), NM80, 2.75 MW

Thorfinn, Burgar Hill, NEG Micon, 2.75 MW